WIN XP SP3, NIS 2011.
I downloaded NPE today and started it up. Checked to see if rootkit scan was checked. It was. Started up NPE and it did the expected reboot. At that point, I got the following message, "system32\hall.dll is missing"? I checked system32 directory and there is a HAL.DLL file present.
I can reboot via F8 option but instead of usual display of boot options, I only see the following:
Windows XP
Windows Recovery Console
Windows(default)
This "Windows(default)" must have been added by NPE since it never existed previously.
Should I select that to boot from?
I need to get this PC fixed ASAP.
Any assistance greatly appreciated.