problem cloning win2k disk

[lee hite]

i'm trying to clone a win2k disk from an old dell computer to a new
compaq presario computer. on the old computer i reconfigured the IDE
drivers to the generic "standard" controller, made a disk image with
Acronis True Image, and then copied that disk image to the hard drive
on the new computer. the initial boot of the new computer with the
image from the old computer works fine -- everything boots up as you
would expect, and then it starts going thru it's routine finding the
new hardware on the new computer and configuring it in. in the
process, it changes the standard IDE setup to what's on the new
computer -- Intel 8280 parallel and serial ultra ATA controllers. but
then when i go to re-boot, at that point i get a blue screen
"inaccessible_boot_device" error -- and i'm dead in the water.

anyway around this or is cloning a drive in this situation just never
going to work?

lee

 

[philo]

i'm trying to clone a win2k disk from an old dell computer to a new
compaq presario computer. on the old computer i reconfigured the IDE
drivers to the generic "standard" controller, made a disk image with
Acronis True Image, and then copied that disk image to the hard drive
on the new computer. the initial boot of the new computer with the
image from the old computer works fine -- everything boots up as you
would expect, and then it starts going thru it's routine finding the
new hardware on the new computer and configuring it in. in the
process, it changes the standard IDE setup to what's on the new
computer -- Intel 8280 parallel and serial ultra ATA controllers. but
then when i go to re-boot, at that point i get a blue screen
"inaccessible_boot_device" error -- and i'm dead in the water.

anyway around this or is cloning a drive in this situation just never
going to work?

lee

The only sure way for a disk clone to work is with identical hardware...
by all means do a clean install...

 

[lee hite]

The only sure way for a disk clone to work is with identical hardware...
by all means do a clean install...

i certainly can't argue with that. i'm not the "end user" here, and
that's who is wanting the clone to be done. i tried to talk him out
of it, then warned him it might not work.

lee

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

i certainly can't argue with that. i'm not the "end user" here, and
that's who is wanting the clone to be done. i tried to talk him out
of it, then warned him it might not work.

lee

If the original boot drive works fine, do a Move To New Hardware with it
(search support.microsoft.com for relevant articles.) Make the HD in the
Compaq a slave, reformat it, and use as is for data, backup, some apps, etc.

Mind you. Dell installations tend to be tied to the hardware much more
closely than generic W2K, so even the above may not work properly. If you
friend wants to save the data from the Dell HD, better to do a clean install
on the Compaq, hook up the old HD as slave, and copy data from it (this too
may be problematic, but you can cross that bridge if you come to it.) Then
wipe the old HD, reformat it, and use it for data backup - why throw away a
perfectly good HD?

In any case, what your friend wants done is not easy, and may be impossible.

HTH&GL

 

[lee hite]

If the original boot drive works fine, do a Move To New Hardware with it
(search support.microsoft.com for relevant articles.) Make the HD in the
Compaq a slave, reformat it, and use as is for data, backup, some apps, etc.

that's not an option as the old computer isn't going away -- it will
be used for something else.

Mind you. Dell installations tend to be tied to the hardware much more
closely than generic W2K

i've always suspected that.

better to do a clean install
on the Compaq, hook up the old HD as slave, and copy data from it

that's pretty much what i'll end up doing -- except that both boxes
are on a network, so i can simply copy data across the network.
it's the re-installation of all the programs that is a major pain --
he's got tons of third-party vertical packages that he uses, many with
very mess setups.

lee

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

that's pretty much what i'll end up doing -- except that both boxes
are on a network, so i can simply copy data across the network.

Well, that's an advantage!

it's the re-installation of all the programs that is a major pain --
he's got tons of third-party vertical packages that he uses, many with
very mess setups.

lee

I wish you well. Put some nice soothing music in the CD drive - Bach partitas
and sonatas work for me.