unable to start windows after installing red hat linux
 

hi ,
i was using win xp sp2 . i just installed red hat linux by making one of the windows drive as unpartitioned space . i kept windows as my default os .
my linux is working properly , but when i goes to start windows , it shows error " windows unable to start , hal.dll file is missing or corrupt " . so to solve this problem , i decided to repair windows , but when i isert win xp bootable cd , cd starts booting , after showing messege " setup is inspecting your hard ware " , black screen appears , nd nothing happens after that .
what should i do ? i want keep linux as it is and also want to start my windows again . tell me how to repair windows . what should i do to boot win xp bootable cd properly . please help me .

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