"Ghosted" Drive...

[Steven]

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.

 

[rwhensley]

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.

 

[Oli Restorick]

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287043

or you can use Sysprep prior to cloning

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216915

Cheers

Oli

 

[Sid Herbage]

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).

 

[Bill Simeon]

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!
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Don O'Shaughnessy]

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

 

[Einstein]

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)

 

[Einstein]

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