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| == Wubi == === Missing hal.dll === |
= Wubi = == Missing hal.dll == |
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| hal.dll is the HardwareAbstractionLayer (just like linux has) for windows. | hal.dll is the Hardware Abstraction Layer (just like linux has) for windows. |
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| 1. Boot up off a Ubuntu LiveCD 2. Under the "Places" menu, select your windows partition (it will only be shown by its partition size) 3. navigate to windows/system32/dllcache 4. copy hal.dll from there to windows/system32/ 5. reboot. |
1. Boot up off a Ubuntu LiveCD |
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| == Dual Boot == === Recovering After Resizing Windows Vista / 7 === |
2. Under the "Places" menu, select your windows partition (it will only be shown by its partition size) 3. navigate to windows/system32/dllcache 4. copy hal.dll from there to windows/system32/ 5. reboot. = Dual Boot = == Recovering After Resizing Windows Vista / 7 == |
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| 1. Go into the control panel 2. Select "classic view" or "icon view" (youll have to look around hard for this) 3. click on "administrative tools" 4. click on "computer management" 5. click on "disk manager" (or something similar) 6. right click on the windows partition and resize. |
1. Go into the control panel 2. Select "classic view" or "icon view" (youll have to look around hard for this) 3. click on "administrative tools" 4. click on "computer management" 5. click on "disk manager" (or something similar) 6. right click on the windows partition and resize. |
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| 1. Boot from your recovery DvDs Select "startup repair" |
a) Boot from your recovery dvds Select "startup repair" b) Download either For Vista : http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ |
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| 2. Download either For Vista : http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ For Windows 7 : http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/ |
For Windows 7 : http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/ |
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| 1. Burn the ISO to a disc 2. Boot up from it 3. Select Startup Repair. |
1. Burn the ISO to a disc 2. Boot up from it 3. Select Startup Repair. |
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| == Additional Links == | = Additional Links = |
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There are several complications/problems that can occur while running Ubuntu in a dual boot/wubi configuration.
This article shows you how to fix them.
Wubi
Missing hal.dll
This is a frequent error seen on wubi installations. It leaves windows unable to boot and complains about a missing C:\windows\system32\hal.dll
hal.dll is the Hardware Abstraction Layer (just like linux has) for windows.
This problem can be fixed by using the following steps.
- Boot up off a Ubuntu LiveCD
- Under the "Places" menu, select your windows partition (it will only be shown by its partition size)
- navigate to windows/system32/dllcache
- copy hal.dll from there to windows/system32/
- reboot.
Dual Boot
Recovering After Resizing Windows Vista / 7
Windows 7 / Vista will not boot after its partitions are resized by ubuntu.
This is due to the checks that windows 7 / vista performs on its partition at bootup.
The proper way of resizing a windows 7 / vista partition is to
- Go into the control panel
- Select "classic view" or "icon view" (youll have to look around hard for this)
- click on "administrative tools"
- click on "computer management"
- click on "disk manager" (or something similar)
- right click on the windows partition and resize.
To recover from this boot problem, you can either
a) Boot from your recovery dvds
- Select "startup repair"
b) Download either
For Vista : http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
For Windows 7 : http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/
- Burn the ISO to a disc
- Boot up from it
- Select Startup Repair.