Installation 9.10 Problems

[cretantruth]

Hello,

This is my first time using ubuntu 9.10, and have installed it once on my computer. It was working then. I loved it so much that i reformatted my computer so that i can override windows XP, but after reformatting my computer can't seem to read my disc anymore. I have tried other versions, but they crashed my computer, giving me messages like corrupted hal.dll and stuff like that. If i manage to read it, it will have the ubuntu sign blinking, and then it will just stop and do nothing. No sound and its not thinking. Please Help!!!

[dstew]

Can you boot a Live CD?

[cretantruth]

I will find when i boot it up two choices: Windows Xp and Ubuntu, and when i do the ubuntu to one the ubuntu sign starts blinking again and it turns blank. I cannot use the live CD automatically, and have to use the option help me boot from CD. Please Help.

[dstew]

Is the Windows vs. Ubuntu choice part of a grub menu, or is it some other boot loader menu?

[oldfred]

Was you Ubuntu a wubi install where you boot windows and then choose XP or ubuntu?

Fix WinXP hal.dll
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1410696
Missing hal.dll not always missing, but other errors
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/a/missinghaldll.htm