SERVERE !!! Problems with HAL.DLL and BOOT.INI

I just spotted another post related to HAL.DLL and BOOT.INI using Eraser.

 

I use Ghost and never used Eraser but I have had major problems with these files.

 

Is it Ghost causing these errors???

 

I could not bring up Windows XP because of errors in these files. FOUR times I had to rebuild the computer.

 

Recovering all files for six hours with a restore My Computer backup did not work. These two corrupt files must have been in the backup!

 

Microsoft's FixIt programs did not work nor did their manual recovery work.

 

Reloading a Repair Windows rebuild (keeping all folders intact) did not work because of problems with updates.

 

Finally, rebuilding XP from scratch (with wiping out the C drive) plus reloading all the drivers plus over 220 Windows updates and reloading all my programs finally work but it has taken days and days.

 

Is Norton causing these errors to HAL.DLL AND BOOT.INI?????

 

There is another posting "Missing Hal.dll Error after Running Norton Power Eraser" that causes me to think Norton is responsible.

 

And Ghost is suppose to recover from such problems, not cause them.

 

To say I am a little ticked off is a gross understatement.

 

Any one else have any problems with these files?

 

Peter