Help, my PC keeps going into setup mode then crashes

[pcho99]

:rolleyes:
I ran windows xp setup to repair damaged system file/s--"missing" HAL.dll error
When I restarted the PC it wants to go back into setup mode and crashes saying it is missing a file
At the screen that allows a choice from standard boot vs setup boot, if I change from the default setup boot to standard it will boot up normally. How do I get out of this setup mode or fix the missing HAL error.

:)
P4 2.8 768 Meg on Abit ai-7 Mobo
Drive C: WD Raptor 10,000 rpm serial
Drive D: WD 250G serial
Drive E: WD 160G IDE

[Lenogris]

you reformat hardrive i had exact same problem with a bootleg windows only thing i did was get a clean copy of windows and reinstall and bam it works