HAL, short for Hardware Abstraction Layer, is an operating system programming layer that enables the operating system to operate with a hardware device. Hal.dll is the dynamic link library file that implements the functionality of HAL. Considering some Windows 8 users have the Hal.dll errors problems, we'd like to talk about what cause and how to fix Hal.dll Missing Error in Windows 8.
Part 1: Common Hal.dll Error Message
Part 2: Cause of Hal.dll Errors
Part 3: How to Fix Hal.dll Errors in Windows 8
Part 1: Common Hal.dll Error Messages
Hal.dll issues in Windows 8 may appear in several ways. I list some common ones here:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: C:\Windows\system32\hal.dll.Please re-install a copy of the above file."
"Cannot find \Windows\System32\hal.dll"
"C:\Windows\System32\Hal.dll missing or corrupt: Please re-install a copy of the above file."
Part 2: Cause of Hal.dll Errors
Hal.dll errors are often caused by boot sector issues or file corruption. And in Windows 8, many Hal.dll errors are caused by damaged hard drive.
Part 3: How to Fix Hal.dll Errors in Windows 8
Now comes to the key part of this article. First, restart you computer, you can easily repair Hal.dll missing error in Windows 8 with a reboot if the Hal.dll caused by a temporary problem. If you still could not boot up your computer with a prompt saying "Hal.dll is missing", you could try to repair your hard drive MBR and fix Hal.dll missing error with Windows Boot Genius. It can fix Windows 8 Hal.dll missing error with easy 1-2-3 step. Download and install Windows Boot Genius in a computer which can boot normally and run this software.
Here is how to use Windows Boot Genius to restore Hal.dll missing error.
- Run Windows Boot Genius and insert a blank CD or USB into the workable computer and click "Burn" to create a bootable CD or USB.
- Insert the bootable CD or USB to your problem computer and press F12 to access the Boot Menu. Select the CD or USB as the first boot device.
- After that, launch Windows Boot Genius. Choose "Windows Rescue" on the top tab. Try the repair solutions offered here one by one, until the Hal.dll is missing error is fixed.
You can easily repair the Hal.dll error with Windows Boot Genius in only 3 steps. After you have fixed Hal.dll missing error successfully, eject the CD/DVD or USB drive. Now you could boot up your computer normally.