Fix the error 'Invalid Boot.ini' or 'Windows could not start' in Windows XP

Your computer is running 'deliciously', naturally on a 'breeze' it does not start up but shows a 'cold' message: Invalid Boot.ini or Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: WindowsSystem32Hall.dll , what will you do?

At this point everything went awry because the computer could no longer boot into Windows but always reported those errors every time it started up. Perhaps you will think about having to reinstall the whole computer, but please do the 'pain' work, try the following below, which may help you 'remove a lost table' :

1- On the first screen when you start the computer, press the Ctrl, Esc, Delete keys or the keys F1 to F12 so that the BIOS configuration window appears. Change the first boot order to be CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and save the settings.

2- Insert the Windows XP source disk into the drive and restart the computer.

3- When you see the message ' Press any key to boot from CD ' appears, press any key to get the computer to boot from the Windows XP CD.

4- Wait a moment and you will see the ' Welcome to Setup ' message screen appear, press the R key to run the Recovery Console. Here, if you want to reboot without changing anything, just press Enter . If your device is set up to run multiple operating systems, select one to use the Recovery Console, then type the administrator password and press Enter .

5- At the command prompt, type bootcfg / list and press Enter . The list of items in the Boot.ini file will appear on the screen.

6- At the next command prompt, type bootcfg / rebuild and press Enter . This command will scan the entire hard drive for what operating system you are using Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT and then it will show you results.

7- Next you will receive some messages such as the following when the computer is using Windows XP (if you are using another operating system, it is not much different):

- When you get the message below, just press Y.

Total Identified Windows Installs: 1

[1] C: Windows

Thêm cài đặt để khởi động danh sách? (Yes / No / All)

- When you see the ' Enter Load Identifier ' message, type the name of the operating system you are using (Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition) and press Enter .

- When you see the message ' Enter OS Load option ', type in / fastdetect and press Enter .

8- Next, type Exit and press Enter to exit Recovery Console. Now, your computer will reboot and Windows will run 'sweetly' as ever. Good luck!

Nguyen Huu Duc