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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Two Boots from HAL.DLL Recovery

    Recently I had a HAL.DLL error ("hal.dll is missing or corrupt").

    I followed this procedure -

    http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN132839

    Which consisted of doing a - bootcfg /rebuild

    Everything went fine, but now I seem to have two boot configurations.

    When the computer starts, before it even get to the operating system, the screen stalls (30 seconds) on a black screen with white print that gives me TWO Boot Options.

    Windows XP Home Edition


    and

    Microsoft Windows Home Editions


    Windows XP Home Edition
    is the new one that I just created.

    I've guessing that somewhere there are two boot files, and I have to choose which one. Is there any way to get rid of the old boot configuration so it will bypass this screen and go straight to starting Windows?

    At this screen, it has a 30 second time out. After 30 seconds it defaults to the new Boot Configuration, which is the one I want it to default to. So, the computer doesn't freeze or anything, it just adds another 30 seconds to the boot time unless I am there to hit the ENTER key.

    Thoughts?

    Steve
    Last edited by boyblue; August 20th, 2016 at 10:38 AM.

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