Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

Windows/system32/hal.dll

Please re-install a copy of the above file

1. Boot using Windows Setup CD
2. Go into the Recovery Console by pressing “R”.
3. Select the appropriate Windows install
4. Enter the administrator password
5. Type the following in the console and then press enter (Each line is one different command)
6. Attrib -H -R -S C:Boot.ini
7. Del C:Boot.ini
8. BootCfg /Rebuild
9. Fixboot
10. Restart PC

Ever wanted to capture that perfect scene from a movie or video clip? Heres how to do it.

Using Windows Media Player

1. At the scene you would like to save, press Ctrl-I at the same time to save the snapshot.

Using VideoLAN (VLC Media Player)

1. Pause the scene that you would like to save, by pressing the Space Bar.
2. Click Video
3. Click Snapshot
4. Your snapshot of the scene has now been saved, usually to My Pictures. However the location can be changed in VLC’s settings.

1 beep = No RAM installed/detected

2 beeps = Incompatible RAM type installed (for example, EDO)

3 beeps = No RAM banks passed memory testing

4 beeps = Bad checksum for the remainder of the boot ROM

5 beeps = Bad checksum for the ROM boot block

Want to restore a Gateway computer back to factory settings? This is how you access the Gateway recovery partition.

1. Turn computer on
2. Tap F11 at start-up to launch the Recovery Partition software

If the above doesn’t work do this instead (more relevant for newer models)

1. Turn computer on
2. Tap Alt+**F10 **at start-up to launch the Recovery Partition software

This means simply, you are missing the dkms package.

Ubuntu

1. Open a Terminal type: apt-get install dkms
2. Press Enter
3. Wait for it to download & install. Try opening Virtual Box Again

Fedora

1. Open a Terminal type: yum install dkms
2. Press Enter
3. Wait for it to download & install. Try opening Virtual Box Again