Boot bombs at AGPCPQ.SYS following Ghost

[Bryce Alan Katz]

Hey all,

I just ghosted an older 10GB hard drive to a larger 40GB drive in order
to facilitate a move to a more robust system. Now when the drive is
installed to the new machine (new motherboard, etc) the system hangs at
boot. Booting to Safe Mode shows that AGPCPQ.SYS is the driver where the
problem occurs.

Any suggestions for recovery?

 

[Michael Niehaus [MS]]

It's probably failing with the file after AGPCPQ.SYS, which would be the
HAL. This problem typically indicates that the new computer needs a
different HAL. The only supported mechanism for changing the HAL is to
reinstall Windows, but I'm sure someone will volunteer more "creative"
fixes.

-Michael Niehaus
Senior Consultant
MCS US Centers of Excellence - Deployment AOS
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Bryce Alan Katz]

I was afraid of that... Thanks for the input!

It's probably failing with the file after AGPCPQ.SYS, which would be the
HAL. This problem typically indicates that the new computer needs a
different HAL. The only supported mechanism for changing the HAL is to
reinstall Windows, but I'm sure someone will volunteer more "creative"
fixes.

-Michael Niehaus
Senior Consultant
MCS US Centers of Excellence - Deployment AOS
(e-mail address removed)
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Walter Clayton]

Just do a repair reinstall. No need to do a clean install.
However, that's not really indicated here. What tool did you use to copy the
drive?