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also what does your msdos.sys look like? it is a hidden file so you will have to run attrib msdos.sys -s -h -r so you can look at it and possibly edit it if need be...all os this is possible if you can get the system to boot from the startup disk

Nothing seems to work anyone know how to launch a factory restore on these hp?

got a HP xt963 system here that just will not start windows. system turns on makes the usuall noises then goes to a black screen and will set there about 20 min then shows the message: windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt <windows root>\system32\hal.dll...

depending on your os boot to dos and run scandisk and allow it to fix your free space...granted 20gig is not going to show as 20 gig but 17.2 is a little low

while in dos type edit config.sys and then put a REM in front of the lines that deal with these files, any sound drivers listed in config.sys or autoexec.bat are for dos support only not windows..it shouldnt keep you from booting to windows

I do not believe you can edit any ntfs partion using dos...it will not be able to see it...there may be some software out to allow it but im not sure what it is

Operating System Not Found&quot; Error Message When You Start the Computer http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321626&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

change the sound scheme to something else...see if it works then..if it does then change it back to windows default

goto folder options file types..find the extension of your choice then edit..you can choose what to open it with as well as change the icon

go into the bios and set it to boot from the harddrive only...if it still gets stuck disconnect the harddrive and set it to boot with a floppy and see what happens

the checksum error usually indicates a dead battery unless the battery was removed..which you said you did. did you see this checksum error after that? I have never seen one that would keep the system from powering on though...dont know if it is possible or not but there might be a problem with...

a couple of things you could have tried first before reinstalling everything How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from Starting http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545 HOW TO: Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP...

What i would do is gointo msconfig startup and shut down all apps and in services anything not pertaining to microsoft and see if they reappear..then if they dont start putting stuff back 1 at a time to see which is causing the files to be created and then maybe we can work from there

what is happening when you try to run it? error message?

i tried what mot98 suggested on a windows me machine and it didnt work...finally found a site somewhere talking about it that said the method above would only work on a domain, not a stand alone