Dual boot problem

[kumar6]

Hi all,

I bought a new PC with SATA on it with windows XP HOME on it. I previously had a IDE drive with windows XP PROFESSIONAL. I connected the IDE drive as secondary master and SAta AS PRIMARY MASTER. i changed the boot.ini to dual boot but it didnt work. .... the moment I choose win xp profesional it reboots, only the last time it said something with hal.dll. Forgive my noob language.

Now I desperately wanted the win xp professional to run even if win xp HOME does not. So I coonected only the IDE drive, not the SATA.

The system boots and then reboots. No messages.

Any help or comments PLEASE.

Thanks

 

[stduc]

Windows is complaining that the hardware has changed. It's Hardware abstraction Layer (HAL) is incorrect.

You may be able to boot that disk in safe mode. You may be able to perform a system repair.

Take a look at this thread for advice. Because effectively you have Replaced your mobo

 

[linney]

HELP! missing hal.dll, no access to root
thread779-752222

330184 - "Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error Messages When You Start Your Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware Configuration Problem

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314477#kb1

Have a look under "H" for Hal at this site too.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

What does the Bios say about the first hard drive in the boot order?

A Discussion About the Bootcfg Command and Its Uses

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q291/9/80.asp

HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP (Q289022)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q289/0/22.asp

"If the BOOT.INI file does not point to the correct boot entry for Windows XP, you will get an error stating that Hal.Dll is missing . Simply correct the partition(x) entry in the BOOT.INI file or reorder the partitions in the MBR Details section of the boot item configuration."


305595 - HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;305595

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q314/0/79.asp

Smart Boot Manager

http://btmgr.webframe.org/index.php3?body=docs/user-guide.html