I need to replace a corrupt .dll file in the windows root dir of XP I get an access DENIED message when attempting to CD to that directory. Is there a way around this?Shouldn't be any dll's in the root directory...
Access denied means you are not logged on as the Admin.I'm not logged in at all I'm in the HDD from a boot FLOPPY, trying to FIX a windows start-up error (Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \system32\hal.dll. Please re-install a COPY of the above file.) I don't have access to an XP CD but I do have another computer right next to the one with the problem running XP. so I copied the DLL file from the working system and would like to replace the one thats corrupt with it. Thanks for what EVER help you can give!!DLoad the recovery fileset from MS...7 files i believe to make floppies.
From there you can run the Recovery Console to fix the error.
At the DLoad site they show a complete listing of the RC file commands.Quote from: Kick1369 on November 22, 2007, 11:53:53 AM

I need to replace a corrupt .dll file in the windows root dir of XP I get an access denied message when attempting to CD to that directory. Is there a way around this?