No Hard Disk Found Error

I have a Window XP Media Center System. I have problem where i cannot
power up windows, not even in safe mode. The initial error was
SYSTEM_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE. In my attempts to get into safe mode i
recieved a File no found <windows root>\system32\hal.dll, then followed
with a No hard disk found. I have a restore disk and know how to
restore the system, however, i have some data on the hard disk that i
do not want to lose. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Did you move the hard drive to your current system from another system?
If yes and from a different manufacturer then the lowest level hardware
dependent .dll may be the wrong ones.

<gshiblie@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:1159717713.401957.206430@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I have a Window XP Media Center System. I have problem where i cannot
> power up windows, not even in safe mode. The initial error was
> SYSTEM_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE. In my attempts to get into safe mode i
> recieved a File no found <windows root>\system32\hal.dll, then followed
> with a No hard disk found. I have a restore disk and know how to
> restore the system, however, i have some data on the hard disk that i
> do not want to lose. Can anyone help? Thanks.
>

I didn't change any hardware in my system. The only possible software
installation were windows updates. They seem to happen automatically
and i don't always pay close attention when i agree to the updates.

JW wrote:
> Did you move the hard drive to your current system from another system?
> If yes and from a different manufacturer then the lowest level hardware
> dependent .dll may be the wrong ones.
>
> <gshiblie@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:1159717713.401957.206430@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >I have a Window XP Media Center System. I have problem where i cannot
> > power up windows, not even in safe mode. The initial error was
> > SYSTEM_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE. In my attempts to get into safe mode i
> > recieved a File no found <windows root>\system32\hal.dll, then followed
> > with a No hard disk found. I have a restore disk and know how to
> > restore the system, however, i have some data on the hard disk that i
> > do not want to lose. Can anyone help? Thanks.
> >

Your boot sector may need to be rewritten using the restore disk repair
options.

<gshiblie@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:1159787807.969221.239640@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I didn't change any hardware in my system. The only possible software
> installation were windows updates. They seem to happen automatically
> and i don't always pay close attention when i agree to the updates.
>
> JW wrote:
>> Did you move the hard drive to your current system from another system?
>> If yes and from a different manufacturer then the lowest level hardware
>> dependent .dll may be the wrong ones.
>>
>> <gshiblie@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>> news:1159717713.401957.206430@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> >I have a Window XP Media Center System. I have problem where i cannot
>> > power up windows, not even in safe mode. The initial error was
>> > SYSTEM_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE. In my attempts to get into safe mode i
>> > recieved a File no found <windows root>\system32\hal.dll, then followed
>> > with a No hard disk found. I have a restore disk and know how to
>> > restore the system, however, i have some data on the hard disk that i
>> > do not want to lose. Can anyone help? Thanks.
>> >
>