Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after replacing HD

(oh goody - a few more days of peace? ))

have fun!

sound of running feet receding into the distance with cries of 'Ouch!'

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Oh well, it was peaceful in here while it lasted!
gd&r

Welcome back, Jan - have a good holiday?

Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands. Sprung
a
leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one, and apply for a
permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some research.
Sooo...thought I'd just pop in while I was here for a few days and see how
all was doing. But, I'll be off again to the boonies in a day or so for a
bit.

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Heather" wrote in message
...
I sincerely doubt that any *people at regional offices of Microsoft*
would
make such a stupid statement......go troll somewhere else!!


Look out! Sheeeee's back!! ;-))))))))

Welcome home Heather!

Jan


"fhebornin70" wrote in
message
...
I botched the last reply, so please forgive me. THE SOLUTION to
your
problem is NOT TO INSTALL Windows ME on ANY of your hard drives. I
was
told
by some people at the regional offices of Microsoft that ME stands
for
"Multiple Errors", LOL.

"P. Jayant" wrote:

Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after
replacing
HD



I have been having two partitions on my Pentium IV system; each
on
a
separate hard disk. I got an error message while re-installing
ME
that
it
could not be done since there was not enough memory, even though
60
GB
out
of 80 GB on one HD and 30 GB out of 40 GB on the second HD was
free.
Since I
have 1MB RAM, I think I do not need to worry about that aspect.
As
a
relieving measure, I replaced the 40 GB HD by an 80 GB HD,
piping
the
contents from one to the other by Norton's Ghost software.



In the process, I have created six problems for myself:

1) As the BIOS ends, I get an error message saying
WINDOWS
ROOT\system32\hal.dll file is missing, asking me to install it.
I
do
not
know how important a file it is and can I just copy it from
someone
else's
computer and paste it in Systen32 Folder. Sounds totally
unbelievable.
Anyway, the Windows processing continues, if I just press the
Escape
Button.
What is the correct way to restore that file?

2) At the end of the BIOS processing, I now get three
instead
of
two
options for opening Windows: XP, ME or Default. I of course
select
ME
or
XP.
But I want to understand if the presence of the third option is
eventually
likely to create any problems for me. In the MY Computer
configuration
I
see
only Floppy Drive A, Hard Disks C and D, CD ROM Drive E and CS
Writer
F.
Do
I need to get rid of this Default Option? If yes, how?

3) As soon as XP opens, there is an error message saying
Entry
Point
Reinitialize Critical Section could not be located in the
Dynamic
Link
Library Kernel32.dll.

4) No application in XP can now be opened since a System
Shutdown
within 60 seconds is initiated by NT\Authority\System

5) I have RegClean in both partitions and have attempted
to
fix
any
errors which might have cropped up but that has not helped. The
XP
installation disk does not permit re-installing, except by
reformatting
the
HD which means that I lose all the upgrades of XP, the security
patches,
the
virus patches and even important drivers for video cards
installed
using
very poor instructions from manufacturer of the Video and Audio
cards.

6) ME still gives the error message saying there isn't
enough
memory
for re-installation.



How can I get the system back to its original shape and smooth
functioning?



P. Jayant

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Oh well, it was peaceful in here while it lasted!
gd&r

Welcome back, Jan - have a good holiday?

Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands. Sprung a
leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one, and apply for a
permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some research.
Sooo...thought I'd just pop in while I was here for a few days and see how
all was doing. But, I'll be off again to the boonies in a day or so for a
bit.

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Heather" wrote in message
...
I sincerely doubt that any *people at regional offices of Microsoft*
would
make such a stupid statement......go troll somewhere else!!


Look out! Sheeeee's back!! ;-))))))))

Welcome home Heather!

Jan


"fhebornin70" wrote in message
...
I botched the last reply, so please forgive me. THE SOLUTION to
your
problem is NOT TO INSTALL Windows ME on ANY of your hard drives. I
was
told
by some people at the regional offices of Microsoft that ME stands for
"Multiple Errors", LOL.

"P. Jayant" wrote:

Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after replacing
HD



I have been having two partitions on my Pentium IV system; each on
a
separate hard disk. I got an error message while re-installing ME
that
it
could not be done since there was not enough memory, even though
60
GB
out
of 80 GB on one HD and 30 GB out of 40 GB on the second HD was
free.
Since I
have 1MB RAM, I think I do not need to worry about that aspect. As
a
relieving measure, I replaced the 40 GB HD by an 80 GB HD, piping
the
contents from one to the other by Norton's Ghost software.



In the process, I have created six problems for myself:

1) As the BIOS ends, I get an error message saying WINDOWS
ROOT\system32\hal.dll file is missing, asking me to install it. I
do
not
know how important a file it is and can I just copy it from
someone
else's
computer and paste it in Systen32 Folder. Sounds totally
unbelievable.
Anyway, the Windows processing continues, if I just press the
Escape
Button.
What is the correct way to restore that file?

2) At the end of the BIOS processing, I now get three
instead
of
two
options for opening Windows: XP, ME or Default. I of course select
ME
or
XP.
But I want to understand if the presence of the third option is
eventually
likely to create any problems for me. In the MY Computer
configuration
I
see
only Floppy Drive A, Hard Disks C and D, CD ROM Drive E and CS
Writer
F.
Do
I need to get rid of this Default Option? If yes, how?

3) As soon as XP opens, there is an error message saying
Entry
Point
Reinitialize Critical Section could not be located in the Dynamic
Link
Library Kernel32.dll.

4) No application in XP can now be opened since a System
Shutdown
within 60 seconds is initiated by NT\Authority\System

5) I have RegClean in both partitions and have attempted to
fix
any
errors which might have cropped up but that has not helped. The XP
installation disk does not permit re-installing, except by
reformatting
the
HD which means that I lose all the upgrades of XP, the security
patches,
the
virus patches and even important drivers for video cards installed
using
very poor instructions from manufacturer of the Video and Audio
cards.

6) ME still gives the error message saying there isn't
enough
memory
for re-installation.



How can I get the system back to its original shape and smooth
functioning?



P. Jayant

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
....yet!

Heh....it's not my PC.......vbhg

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
shush she hasn't come in with a problem g
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
Oh well, it was peaceful in here while it lasted!
gd&r

Welcome back, Jan - have a good holiday?

I am trying to picture you in *buckskins and braids*.....but it eludes me,
grin. Are you doing some genealogy? Must be fascinating!! I know there
are sites and or researchers who are tracking their Indian background and
can *scout* around for one if you want. (and I didn't mean to make that
pun, but it is such a bad one, I will leave it in, kemo sabe, lol)

Hey....Jay Silverheels (Tonto) is from around these here parts, btw. He was
from the Six Nations Reserve at Brantford which is also the home of Wayne
Gretzky.....and now the hockey *nuts* will perk up (VBG)

Have fun.....and don't behave!! That would not be your M.O.....lol.

Cheers......Heather
"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Oh well, it was peaceful in here while it lasted!
gd&r

Welcome back, Jan - have a good holiday?

Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands. Sprung
a
leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one, and apply for a
permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some research.
Sooo...thought I'd just pop in while I was here for a few days and see how
all was doing. But, I'll be off again to the boonies in a day or so for a
bit.

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Heather" wrote in message
...
I sincerely doubt that any *people at regional offices of Microsoft*
would
make such a stupid statement......go troll somewhere else!!


Look out! Sheeeee's back!! ;-))))))))

Welcome home Heather!

Jan


"fhebornin70" wrote in
message
...
I botched the last reply, so please forgive me. THE SOLUTION to
your
problem is NOT TO INSTALL Windows ME on ANY of your hard drives. I
was
told
by some people at the regional offices of Microsoft that ME stands
for
"Multiple Errors", LOL.

"P. Jayant" wrote:

Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after
replacing
HD



I have been having two partitions on my Pentium IV system; each
on
a
separate hard disk. I got an error message while re-installing
ME
that
it
could not be done since there was not enough memory, even though
60
GB
out
of 80 GB on one HD and 30 GB out of 40 GB on the second HD was
free.
Since I
have 1MB RAM, I think I do not need to worry about that aspect.
As
a
relieving measure, I replaced the 40 GB HD by an 80 GB HD,
piping
the
contents from one to the other by Norton's Ghost software.



In the process, I have created six problems for myself:

1) As the BIOS ends, I get an error message saying
WINDOWS
ROOT\system32\hal.dll file is missing, asking me to install it.
I
do
not
know how important a file it is and can I just copy it from
someone
else's
computer and paste it in Systen32 Folder. Sounds totally
unbelievable.
Anyway, the Windows processing continues, if I just press the
Escape
Button.
What is the correct way to restore that file?

2) At the end of the BIOS processing, I now get three
instead
of
two
options for opening Windows: XP, ME or Default. I of course
select
ME
or
XP.
But I want to understand if the presence of the third option is
eventually
likely to create any problems for me. In the MY Computer
configuration
I
see
only Floppy Drive A, Hard Disks C and D, CD ROM Drive E and CS
Writer
F.
Do
I need to get rid of this Default Option? If yes, how?

3) As soon as XP opens, there is an error message saying
Entry
Point
Reinitialize Critical Section could not be located in the
Dynamic
Link
Library Kernel32.dll.

4) No application in XP can now be opened since a System
Shutdown
within 60 seconds is initiated by NT\Authority\System

5) I have RegClean in both partitions and have attempted
to
fix
any
errors which might have cropped up but that has not helped. The
XP
installation disk does not permit re-installing, except by
reformatting
the
HD which means that I lose all the upgrades of XP, the security
patches,
the
virus patches and even important drivers for video cards
installed
using
very poor instructions from manufacturer of the Video and Audio
cards.

6) ME still gives the error message saying there isn't
enough
memory
for re-installation.



How can I get the system back to its original shape and smooth
functioning?



P. Jayant

You're wicked lol
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
(oh goody - a few more days of peace? ))

have fun!

sound of running feet receding into the distance with cries of
'Ouch!'

Hope you have a great time on your travels and stay out of those leaky
tents eg
Joan

Jan Il wrote:
Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands.
Sprung a leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one,
and apply for a permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some
research.
snip

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
(oh goody - a few more days of peace? ))

have fun!

sound of running feet receding into the distance with cries of 'Ouch!'

......(hehehe).....and this when I have just had my second lesson in
effective tomahawk application. Still just a tidge off the mark, but.....

I knew I could count on your good wishes...g

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Oh well, it was peaceful in here while it lasted!
gd&r

Welcome back, Jan - have a good holiday?

Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands.
Sprung
a
leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one, and apply for
a
permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some research.
Sooo...thought I'd just pop in while I was here for a few days and see
how
all was doing. But, I'll be off again to the boonies in a day or so for
a
bit.

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Heather" wrote in message
...
I sincerely doubt that any *people at regional offices of
Microsoft*
would
make such a stupid statement......go troll somewhere else!!


Look out! Sheeeee's back!! ;-))))))))

Welcome home Heather!

Jan


"fhebornin70" wrote in
message
...
I botched the last reply, so please forgive me. THE SOLUTION to
your
problem is NOT TO INSTALL Windows ME on ANY of your hard drives.
I
was
told
by some people at the regional offices of Microsoft that ME stands
for
"Multiple Errors", LOL.

"P. Jayant" wrote:

Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after
replacing
HD



I have been having two partitions on my Pentium IV system;
each
on
a
separate hard disk. I got an error message while re-installing
ME
that
it
could not be done since there was not enough memory, even
though
60
GB
out
of 80 GB on one HD and 30 GB out of 40 GB on the second HD was
free.
Since I
have 1MB RAM, I think I do not need to worry about that
aspect.
As
a
relieving measure, I replaced the 40 GB HD by an 80 GB HD,
piping
the
contents from one to the other by Norton's Ghost software.



In the process, I have created six problems for myself:

1) As the BIOS ends, I get an error message saying
WINDOWS
ROOT\system32\hal.dll file is missing, asking me to install
it.
I
do
not
know how important a file it is and can I just copy it from
someone
else's
computer and paste it in Systen32 Folder. Sounds totally
unbelievable.
Anyway, the Windows processing continues, if I just press the
Escape
Button.
What is the correct way to restore that file?

2) At the end of the BIOS processing, I now get three
instead
of
two
options for opening Windows: XP, ME or Default. I of course
select
ME
or
XP.
But I want to understand if the presence of the third option
is
eventually
likely to create any problems for me. In the MY Computer
configuration
I
see
only Floppy Drive A, Hard Disks C and D, CD ROM Drive E and CS
Writer
F.
Do
I need to get rid of this Default Option? If yes, how?

3) As soon as XP opens, there is an error message saying
Entry
Point
Reinitialize Critical Section could not be located in the
Dynamic
Link
Library Kernel32.dll.

4) No application in XP can now be opened since a System
Shutdown
within 60 seconds is initiated by NT\Authority\System

5) I have RegClean in both partitions and have attempted
to
fix
any
errors which might have cropped up but that has not helped.
The
XP
installation disk does not permit re-installing, except by
reformatting
the
HD which means that I lose all the upgrades of XP, the
security
patches,
the
virus patches and even important drivers for video cards
installed
using
very poor instructions from manufacturer of the Video and
Audio
cards.

6) ME still gives the error message saying there isn't
enough
memory
for re-installation.



How can I get the system back to its original shape and smooth
functioning?



P. Jayant

"Heather" wrote in message
...
I am trying to picture you in *buckskins and braids*.....but it eludes me,
grin. Are you doing some genealogy? Must be fascinating!! I know there
are sites and or researchers who are tracking their Indian background and
can *scout* around for one if you want. (and I didn't mean to make that
pun, but it is such a bad one, I will leave it in, kemo sabe, lol)

Lol! Haven't gotten 'round to the buckskins yet, but, I do the braids now
and then. Although, in keeping with the other side of my heritage, it's
French braid. :-))

Hey....Jay Silverheels (Tonto) is from around these here parts, btw. He
was
from the Six Nations Reserve at Brantford which is also the home of Wayne
Gretzky.....and now the hockey *nuts* will perk up (VBG)

Yes..I heard he was from those parts. Just so happens that my
great-great-grandmother on my mother's side, and many others from their
tribe, fled to Canada right before the round up of The People and the now
famous Trail of Tears began. They and many others settled somewhere in the
area of Quebec, as I understand. I have somewhat more knowledge of my
Cherokee ancestors on my father's side, they were from northern
Georgia/Tennessee, and some were in the forced march to Oklahoma.....they
didn't make it. But, I am trying to tie up some ends if I can about my
mother's side, who according to family lore, originated in Virginia in the
area of the Shenandoah Mts. and Valley. I will also be performing the
Renewal for my family, which is the reuniting of our family clan with our
ancestral homeland. I am really excited. I'm going to try to get some
pics, if they turn out half way decent, I'll put them up on my webpage. g

Have fun.....and don't behave!! That would not be your M.O.....lol.

Heh!! There ya go!! At last....someone who understands me! VBG

Jan


"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Oh well, it was peaceful in here while it lasted!
gd&r

Welcome back, Jan - have a good holiday?

Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands.
Sprung
a
leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one, and apply for
a
permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some research.
Sooo...thought I'd just pop in while I was here for a few days and see
how
all was doing. But, I'll be off again to the boonies in a day or so for
a
bit.

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Heather" wrote in message
...
I sincerely doubt that any *people at regional offices of
Microsoft*
would
make such a stupid statement......go troll somewhere else!!


Look out! Sheeeee's back!! ;-))))))))

Welcome home Heather!

Jan


"fhebornin70" wrote in
message
...
I botched the last reply, so please forgive me. THE SOLUTION to
your
problem is NOT TO INSTALL Windows ME on ANY of your hard drives.
I
was
told
by some people at the regional offices of Microsoft that ME stands
for
"Multiple Errors", LOL.

"P. Jayant" wrote:

Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after
replacing
HD



I have been having two partitions on my Pentium IV system;
each
on
a
separate hard disk. I got an error message while re-installing
ME
that
it
could not be done since there was not enough memory, even
though
60
GB
out
of 80 GB on one HD and 30 GB out of 40 GB on the second HD was
free.
Since I
have 1MB RAM, I think I do not need to worry about that
aspect.
As
a
relieving measure, I replaced the 40 GB HD by an 80 GB HD,
piping
the
contents from one to the other by Norton's Ghost software.



In the process, I have created six problems for myself:

1) As the BIOS ends, I get an error message saying
WINDOWS
ROOT\system32\hal.dll file is missing, asking me to install
it.
I
do
not
know how important a file it is and can I just copy it from
someone
else's
computer and paste it in Systen32 Folder. Sounds totally
unbelievable.
Anyway, the Windows processing continues, if I just press the
Escape
Button.
What is the correct way to restore that file?

2) At the end of the BIOS processing, I now get three
instead
of
two
options for opening Windows: XP, ME or Default. I of course
select
ME
or
XP.
But I want to understand if the presence of the third option
is
eventually
likely to create any problems for me. In the MY Computer
configuration
I
see
only Floppy Drive A, Hard Disks C and D, CD ROM Drive E and CS
Writer
F.
Do
I need to get rid of this Default Option? If yes, how?

3) As soon as XP opens, there is an error message saying
Entry
Point
Reinitialize Critical Section could not be located in the
Dynamic
Link
Library Kernel32.dll.

4) No application in XP can now be opened since a System
Shutdown
within 60 seconds is initiated by NT\Authority\System

5) I have RegClean in both partitions and have attempted
to
fix
any
errors which might have cropped up but that has not helped.
The
XP
installation disk does not permit re-installing, except by
reformatting
the
HD which means that I lose all the upgrades of XP, the
security
patches,
the
virus patches and even important drivers for video cards
installed
using
very poor instructions from manufacturer of the Video and
Audio
cards.

6) ME still gives the error message saying there isn't
enough
memory
for re-installation.



How can I get the system back to its original shape and smooth
functioning?



P. Jayant

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
Hope you have a great time on your travels and stay out of those leaky
tents eg

Ha! Thanks Joan. g I don't do bugs, so, that is one drawback to the
tent. I have also found there are somewhat too many 'creatures' for my
'comfort.' Like, mosquitoes the size of Stealth bombers, beetles that
arm-wrestle you for your coffee, and critters who are *far* more curious
about me than I am about them. But...it is rather fun. Don't like the
hiking part though. Had hoped for horses so we could ride in, but, no
arrangements could be made in time. Boooo.

Jan

Jan Il wrote:
Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands.
Sprung a leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one,
and apply for a permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some
research.
snip

And this has to do with WINME? Can you conduct your private conversations
via EMail?
"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
Hope you have a great time on your travels and stay out of those leaky
tents eg

Ha! Thanks Joan. g I don't do bugs, so, that is one drawback to the
tent. I have also found there are somewhat too many 'creatures' for my
'comfort.' Like, mosquitoes the size of Stealth bombers, beetles that
arm-wrestle you for your coffee, and critters who are *far* more curious
about me than I am about them. But...it is rather fun. Don't like the
hiking part though. Had hoped for horses so we could ride in, but, no
arrangements could be made in time. Boooo.

Jan

Jan Il wrote:
Hey Noel!! Actually, I'm still afoot in the Virginia heartlands.
Sprung a leak in me tent, so had to come to town to get a new one,
and apply for a permit to go into some of the Tribal lands to do some
research.
snip