Problem with primary partition

[tej_83]

i deleted my primary partition accidentally while installing windows xp.my notebook is not booting.when i try to install windows xp again there is a problem in loading file:hal.dll.when i tried to install win 7 the allocated space for primary partition is nil.will installing win 7 fix my problem?

 

[RealBeast]

Installing Windows 7 should fix your issue, but here is a good XP hal.dll repair guide that has helped me out a few times: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/a/missinghaldll.htm