My windows partition just got destroyed after installing RTR...

**Titus Maximius Thongus** · February 26, 2010, 06:59 AM

Hey everyone,

I use a Macbook pro and have a windows partition which I use for gaming. I installed RTR yesterday, it was working fine, played for a few hours, then after turning off my laptop and trying to start up my windows partition this morning...
boom, i get this message.

Windows could not start because the following file is missing
or corrupt:
<Windows root>system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

anyone have any idea at all what I should do? (I dont have my windows CD on me right now)

**MasterOfThessus** · February 26, 2010, 08:24 AM

That is a risk when installing any program at all

Only thing to do is try and restore to the latest restoration-point (possibly before the install), or a repair from the cd. You could try and find the file from internet and use it to repair.

Good luck!

**Titus Maximius Thongus** · February 26, 2010, 08:46 AM

rightio. going to try to get the university IT support department to help out... this is quite annoying. 4 weeks before term ends and my windows CD is sitting in my home half a world away.

=(

**Peppe** · February 26, 2010, 09:48 AM

I doubt RTR was the direct cause.

You might check at this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477. See if you XP boot.ini is messed up. Which boot loader do you use for dual boot?

**Titus Maximius Thongus** · February 26, 2010, 10:27 AM

Im not much of a techie so I didnt understand the 2nd half of your msg

but from what I understand I cant really do anything without the windows recovery disk.
Im not really blaming RTR, but it just seems a little suspicious that it died the morning after DLing. Not an attack on the mod or anything, I've played earlier versions of this and always enjoyed them.

**Pat89** · February 26, 2010, 05:01 PM

As far as I know no-one in the team has a MacBook, so I don't think you will find much useful help here.

For more chance at some good help you should post your issue here: Total War: Eras Technical Help

Hope it helps

**AqD** · March 01, 2010, 10:14 AM

it's easy -- just copy the HAL.dll from others (make sure his XP version is as same as yours) to your c:\windows\ folder

but I'm not sure if Mac can access NTFS partitions directly

**apple** · March 08, 2010, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by aqd

it's easy -- just copy the HAL.dll from others (make sure his XP version is as same as yours) to your c:\windows\ folder

but I'm not sure if Mac can access NTFS partitions directly

You can if you set it up that way.

**Titus Maximius Thongus** · March 01, 2010, 05:18 PM

hmm that sounds like an idea. will try..

**Titus Maximius Thongus** · March 01, 2010, 05:23 PM

cant transfer the file to the windows side from my MAC partition. looks like i'll have to wait for 3 weeks until term ends and I can get it sorted out...