"Ghosted" Drive...

Recently used Norton Ghost to transfer the contents of my
drive to my new computer...wanted to keep everything
looking and feeling the same.

However, after Ghost completed successfully, now I'm
receiving the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.

Is there any way around this?

Thanx.

Windows 2000 Professional.
Both Systems identical except for speed.
Both hard drives same make and model.

Are you sure that both mother boards are the same i.e.
bios...? I have ran into this problem but the processors
were different and the mobos were different, both were
PIII's and both had the same ram and HD's, but any
differences in mobo's or proc will give
the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.


>-----Original Message-----
>Recently used Norton Ghost to transfer the contents of
my
>drive to my new computer...wanted to keep everything
>looking and feeling the same.
>
>However, after Ghost completed successfully, now I'm
>receiving the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.
>
>Is there any way around this?
>
>Thanx.
>
>Windows 2000 Professional.
>Both Systems identical except for speed.
>Both hard drives same make and model.
>.
>

You can either do a repair installation (a.k.a. over the top installation)

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;287043

or you can use Sysprep prior to cloning

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;216915

Cheers

Oli



"Steven" <stmasi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:386f01c3400c$40381bb0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> The BUS speeds are different, so I guess that means the
> MBDs are different as well.
>
> Bummer.
>
> Isn't there any way I can do this without having to re-
> install? Or, is there a way I can reinstall and keep all
> my currently installed applications and settings?
>
> Thanx.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Are you sure that both mother boards are the same i.e.
> >bios...? I have ran into this problem but the processors
> >were different and the mobos were different, both were
> >PIII's and both had the same ram and HD's, but any
> >differences in mobo's or proc will give
> >the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Recently used Norton Ghost to transfer the contents of
> >my
> >>drive to my new computer...wanted to keep everything
> >>looking and feeling the same.
> >>
> >>However, after Ghost completed successfully, now I'm
> >>receiving the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.
> >>
> >>Is there any way around this?
> >>
> >>Thanx.
> >>
> >>Windows 2000 Professional.
> >>Both Systems identical except for speed.
> >>Both hard drives same make and model.
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

Are you sure that the partition number for the OS in the new system is
the same as the old one? If not the loader won't be able to find the
boot partition. This can happen if you have created extra partitions
or have extra drives in the new system ... partitions are numbered in
a strange sequence. If you can access and open up the boot.ini file,
you should see something like:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect


It's that partition(x) that might have changed if the hd configuration
is different between machines. If you are running fat32 you can edit
this from a boot disk .... don't know how you'd do it in ntfs (perhaps
someone else knows).

In any case, swapping hardware on an already installed OS is not
trivial and can really screw it up big-time. There is a possibility
(below) but it needs some action before you break up the old system
(or assuming it still exists or can be re-created). Also, of course,
it's dependent on being able to solve the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device"
error on the new system.





First of all a disclaimer .... I have used the following successfully
to shoehorn a win98 setup into different hardware (particularly a MB
change). I have never even tried it on win2K, but if you want to try
as a last resort ....

If you can go back the original setup:

1. Go into system properties -> hardware -> hardware profiles
2. Set up an additional profile (it can be a copy of your existing
profile) under a different name.
3. Make the image of the partition and transfer to the new drive.
3. Reboot ... you should (assuming it's similar to win98) get a window
up asking which profile to use. There should also be a "none of the
above" option. Choose the latter.
4. Since you have given it no profile, this will force a re-detection
of all the hardware. When it completes this process (including any
reboots), go into hardware profiles and save under a new name. Keep
the other profiles until you are sure the process worked OK .... then
they can be deleted.

NOTE: Since video drivers are notoriously finicky, I usually uninstall
the driver before doing this and re-install after the hardware change.
You might also want to consider any other drivers (network, sound
etc).

Steven wrote:
>
> The BUS speeds are different, so I guess that means the
> MBDs are different as well.
>
> Bummer.
>
> Isn't there any way I can do this without having to re-
> install? Or, is there a way I can reinstall and keep all
> my currently installed applications and settings?
>
> Thanx.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Are you sure that both mother boards are the same i.e.
> >bios...? I have ran into this problem but the processors
> >were different and the mobos were different, both were
> >PIII's and both had the same ram and HD's, but any
> >differences in mobo's or proc will give
> >the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Recently used Norton Ghost to transfer the contents of
> >my
> >>drive to my new computer...wanted to keep everything
> >>looking and feeling the same.
> >>
> >>However, after Ghost completed successfully, now I'm
> >>receiving the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.
> >>
> >>Is there any way around this?
> >>
> >>Thanx.
> >>
> >>Windows 2000 Professional.
> >>Both Systems identical except for speed.
> >>Both hard drives same make and model.
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

"Steven" <stmasi@hotmail.com> wrote in news:073d01c33ff4$3439a8f0
$a101280a@phx.gbl:

> Recently used Norton Ghost to transfer the contents of my
> drive to my new computer...wanted to keep everything
> looking and feeling the same.
>
> However, after Ghost completed successfully, now I'm
> receiving the "Inaccessible_Boot_Device" stop error.
>
> Is there any way around this?
>
> Thanx.
>
> Windows 2000 Professional.
> Both Systems identical except for speed.
> Both hard drives same make and model.

Steven,
This is most likely caused by the new "target" drive being larger
than the old "source" drive. Try the ghost again using the
"maintain partition size" switch in whichever version of ghost
you are using. This is becoming a common problem at work, where
getting old (smaller) drives for replacement in existing systems
is becoming impossable.

Required Disclaimer:
The opinions expressed herein are my own and are NOT those of my
employer.
--
Bill Simeon MCSE
NCR HAGSC
When I die, I want to go peacefully, In my sleep, like my
grandfather.
Not screaming, like the passengers in his car!
wsimeon@hotmail.com

Isn't there something inherently counterproductive in this? I realize
the accuracy of what you're saying, but how would one go about moving
to a *larger* hard drive?

If you're going to another disk because of lack of space, what's the
point in being limited to the same partition size?

Maybe I'm just dumb (high likelihood) but can Ghost even be considered
for going to a larger HD?

don

On 29 Jul 2003 08:45:54 -0400, Bill Simeon <wsimeon@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>This is most likely caused by the new "target" drive being larger
>than the old "source" drive. Try the ghost again using the
>"maintain partition size" switch in whichever version of ghost
>you are using. This is becoming a common problem at work, where
>getting old (smaller) drives for replacement in existing systems
>is becoming impossable.

Thats no problem at all exsample old HD split in 2 partion, partion
1: (2 gigabyte) partion 2: ( 4 gigabyte)
New HD the size for a 60 gigabyte disk would be partion 1: (20 gigabyte)
partion 2: ( 40 gigabyte)


"Don O'Shaughnessy" <patoronto@aol.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:2ug5jvca21c5dplocm95tkk2kt4d7v6v1u@4ax.com...
> Isn't there something inherently counterproductive in this? I realize
> the accuracy of what you're saying, but how would one go about moving
> to a *larger* hard drive?
>
> If you're going to another disk because of lack of space, what's the
> point in being limited to the same partition size?
>
> Maybe I'm just dumb (high likelihood) but can Ghost even be considered
> for going to a larger HD?
>
> don
>
> On 29 Jul 2003 08:45:54 -0400, Bill Simeon <wsimeon@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >This is most likely caused by the new "target" drive being larger
> >than the old "source" drive. Try the ghost again using the
> >"maintain partition size" switch in whichever version of ghost
> >you are using. This is becoming a common problem at work, where
> >getting old (smaller) drives for replacement in existing systems
> >is becoming impossable.
>

That is ofcourse only if you choose"disk" when you take a image of the old
HD, do not choose "partion"

"Einstein" <Albert@Einstein.iq> skrev i en meddelelse
news:bgvjim$j4u$1@news.net.uni-c.dk...
> Thats no problem at all exsample old HD split in 2 partion, partion
> 1: (2 gigabyte) partion 2: ( 4 gigabyte)
> New HD the size for a 60 gigabyte disk would be partion 1: (20
gigabyte)
> partion 2: ( 40 gigabyte)
>
>
> "Don O'Shaughnessy" <patoronto@aol.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:2ug5jvca21c5dplocm95tkk2kt4d7v6v1u@4ax.com...
> > Isn't there something inherently counterproductive in this? I realize
> > the accuracy of what you're saying, but how would one go about moving
> > to a *larger* hard drive?
> >
> > If you're going to another disk because of lack of space, what's the
> > point in being limited to the same partition size?
> >
> > Maybe I'm just dumb (high likelihood) but can Ghost even be considered
> > for going to a larger HD?
> >
> > don
> >
> > On 29 Jul 2003 08:45:54 -0400, Bill Simeon <wsimeon@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >This is most likely caused by the new "target" drive being larger
> > >than the old "source" drive. Try the ghost again using the
> > >"maintain partition size" switch in whichever version of ghost
> > >you are using. This is becoming a common problem at work, where
> > >getting old (smaller) drives for replacement in existing systems
> > >is becoming impossable.
> >
>
>