My Dell Latitude C600 won't boot Windows anymore, says that it's missing the hal.dll file. Unfortunately the modular cd drive in the laptop no longer works for some reason and a new one is coming in. I wonder if I can use the new drive to boot the Windows CD or am I out of luck there because drivers need to be installed?
2006-08-28 04:54:33 · 6 answers · asked by cubsfan72001 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
the replacement drive is a cd-rw/dvd combo that Dell used to manufacture and sell directly from their site for the C series...now only dell resellers have them....so it is a dell part that Dell themselves used to sell off their site...
2006-08-28 05:08:39 · update #1
CD functions will be plug and play, but the CDR or CDRW may need additional drivers. Onceyou have your OS working properly, install any driver which come wit the drive.
2006-08-28 05:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it says that " hal.dll " file is missing then it has more problems then your broken CD-ROM Drive itself. Indeed if you connect it properly and all that you can re-install Windows over the existing Windows. This is called a " Dirty Install " it it should work. Unless and until the new CD-Rom Drive that you are getting is a very exotic kind I do not think that there will be any issues or requirements of any extra drivers to re-install Windows using the Windows CD.
2006-08-28 12:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by ArnieSchivaSchangaran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to replace the cd rom and then install the windows
2006-08-28 12:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by gsoft_care 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drivers usually don't need to be installed to make it work. To get that you can put on easy put one that you can attach to the usb. I have one like that when mine died.
2006-08-28 11:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by garbagefan2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be Plug and Play so it will work fine. You can definately boot from it.
2006-08-28 11:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your good to go. No drivers should be needed.
2006-08-28 11:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by pammonty64 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋