I'm not the type to unnecessarily run applications, but the most recent Norton monthly newsletter suggested downloading Norton Power Eraser. After running NPE I received the following message at restart:
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."
When I try to use the Windows Recovery Console I receive the following message:
INF file txtsetup.sif is Corrupt or Missing, Status 14
The PC is a HP M7277C with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.