Missing DLL (really nede help!!)

[Palm3R]

My dad's computer won't start XP, because it says there is a missing DLL file (hal.dll). getting the DLL is not a problem, I need to find a way to get it into the system32 folder from a Linux bootable disk. I'm not even sure how (or if it's possible) but I really need to get the dll back into the system32 folder. I'm not really that familiar with bootable disks, so I kinda need it explained to me.

any help would be nice...

[D3RGPS31]

D=< for once i can be helpful!

open up the terminal (application>system tools>) and go through this:
fdisk -l
mkdir /media/windows
mount /dev/(the outcome of fdisk-l) /media/windows -t ntfs-3g -rw -o force

i guess if you force something, something else breaks =D (i dunno the non-forceful way)

[Palm3R]

D=< for once i can be helpful!

open up the terminal (application>system tools>) and go through this:
fdisk -l
mkdir /media/windows
mount /dev/(the outcome of fdisk-l) /media/windows -t ntfs-3g -rw -o force

i guess if you force something, something else breaks =D (i dunno the non-forceful way)



Well, I haven't tried that yet... I've never used BackTrack3 though, but I'm still trying it..

it's either this, or getting into safemode, which I don't know how to on this specific model (it's not like most where you just push F8 or anything), it's actually buried in here somewhere and I can't find it.

EDIT* it says there's no file directory like that on here... I don't know what to do at all though. =/

[D3RGPS31]

well, i can't damn backtrack 'cause i've never touched it
could you paste your outcome >.>

[Palm3R]

I have other LiveCDs with different OS on them (like Ubuntu, Slax etc...). but an exact copy/paste of what I just did:

bt ~ # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 25841 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 24*** 186119608+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 24621 25841 9230760 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
bt ~ # mkdir/media/windows
-bash: mkdir/media/windows/mount/dev/sda1/media/windows: No such file or directory
bt ~ #

yeah, that's what happened on Backtrack. Maybe if I try other ones it will work? (or if mass would've just showed me how to use this program, it would be so much easier, lol.)

EDIT*
what LiveCD should I use then?? I have slax, Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Knoppix, and sabayon.

EDIT**
Yeah, I've tried all of them, and they've all said the same thing... "No such file or Directory."
so I still can't get it to my system32 folder with all the other .DLL files. I have a Vista Ultimate CD, but that's just the installation disk (installing Vista on this computer is not an option).

yeah, this sucks... and by morning, the owner of this computer will have probably already re-installed the Operating System, cuz I can't think of another way to fix it. =/

[D3RGPS31]

there are spaces after mkdir, mount, sda1, and sda2

mkdir /media/windows
mkdir /media/fat

mount /dev/sda1 /media/windows -t ntfs-3g -rw -o force
mount /dev/sda2 /media/fat -t vfat -o

[Palm3R]

lol, oh well...
So, I found this old disk called "hawk PE" (it was a torrent for PC repairs) I got the .DLL back in using the LiveCD and still, he restored it to factory settings after fixed it......

All good and seeding torrents, useless. All saved programs and other files, gone... I'm kinda pissed.

Thanks for trying to help anyways, but even if I had fixed it using BT3, it would've all been a waste anyways. If I would've known that, I wouldn't have made this thread. XD