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re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed'
Monday, November 5, 2001 at 11:12 am
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Posted by Bill (2 messages posted)

On Monday, November 5, 2001 at 10:16 am, Annoyances.org Webmaster wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Actually, the article does explain how to find out which HAL (Hardware Abstraction
>Layer) is installed. To quote, "To see which HAL is currently installed, open Device
>Manager, and expand the Computer branch. The entry that appears in this branch corresponds
>to the currently installed HAL." For more information, see:
>
>

>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article07-100
>
>

>If the reported computer type doesn't match your computer type, you can change it
>according to the instructions. However, you shouldn't follow this procedure on a
>whim; only do it if you're trying to solve a problem or trying to add APM (Advanced
>Power Management) to Windows 2000 or Windows XP. I'm aware of how to check it, but how do you know if it's the right one. It only says hal.dll with a version number.

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re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Annoyances.org Webmaster: Monday, November 5, 2001 at 10:16 am)

Responses to this message:
re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Annoyances.org Webmaster: Monday, November 5, 2001 at 11:31 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Eric: Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 12:30 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]

Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Bill: Mon, Nov 5, 2001, 6:13 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Annoyances.org Webmaster: Mon, Nov 5, 2001, 10:16 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Bill: Mon, Nov 5, 2001, 11:12 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Annoyances.org Webmaster: Mon, Nov 5, 2001, 11:31 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Andrew: Thu, Sep 5, 2002, 4:24 pm)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (plevy: Mon, Sep 9, 2002, 1:53 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Jared: Thu, Feb 20, 2003, 11:36 pm)

Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Billy: Thu, Jul 24, 2003, 7:54 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Eric: Sat, Aug 2, 2003, 12:30 pm)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Paul Nicholls: Thu, Oct 30, 2003, 1:14 pm)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Chris Baca: Fri, Jan 30, 2004, 11:09 pm)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Chris T.: Sun, Nov 28, 2004, 5:51 pm)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Brandon: Tue, Oct 18, 2005, 12:29 pm)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (yo: Wed, Mar 8, 2006, 10:49 am)

re: Question about 'Making Sure the Correct HAL is Installed' (Samuel: Wed, Jun 13, 2007, 11:00 am)

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