Changing Hard disk

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.

 

[Jonny]

No. Ghost was not created by Symantec

Based on Symantec's past of buying other softwares, and incorporating such,
like MS does, you're probably right. This pattern became much more prolific
when Peter Norton retired from Symantec. The first version of Ghost had the
"Norton" name on it, as many Symantec products do now.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

 

[Fadi]

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need to go back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Based on Symantec's past of buying other softwares, and incorporating
such, like MS does, you're probably right. This pattern became much
more prolific when Peter Norton retired from Symantec. The first
version of Ghost had the "Norton" name on it, as many Symantec
products do now.

Actually Peter Norton never retired from Symantec, because he never worked
there. Peter had his own company, Peter Norton Computing. In 1990, he sold
the company to Symantec, which as you say, continues to use his name on
several of their products.

 

[Timothy Daniels]

and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned, can i
partition it at later time?ý

If your original partition that contains the operating system is
still running OK, yes, you can install the trial version of Casper XP
and use it to make a clone. You can tell Casper XP to use all
the space on the new hard drive, or you can tell it to make a
new partition of the size you tell it on the unallocated space of
the new hard drive. In the latter case, the space left over can be
used in the future to make new partitions as you wish.

By the way, Casper XP does not have to run on the OS that
you are copying. It works just as well running on an OS that
is on a 3rd hard drive. In other words, if you are copying
a partition on HD0 to HD1, Casper XP can be running on the
OS on HD2.

*TimDaniels*

 

[Fadi]

Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2

2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.

it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in Microsoft but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need to go back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

What about booting with the floppy boot disk i suggested?

Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2

2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.

it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in Microsoft but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need to go back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.


Hi all,
first of all, thanks for your continues support.
ý
Pegasus, I did exactly what you tolled me to do yesterday,
before started, I format the 40 GB HD (new) to be NTFS like the old one.
every thing was ok and done successfully,
after that I connected ONLY the new HDD to my PC
but when i boot its giving me a message that "No operating system" or
something like that (I'm not sure).
ý
I tried to boot from WinXP CD and select "repair"
it was tolled me to select the windows and it was gives me "1: C:\Windows
"
after that did "Fixboot" but no chance
its still giving me the same message.
ý
and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned, can i
partition it at later time?ý
ý ý
Thanks for help
ý ý
Best regards


Fadi

Casper XP - written expressly for the Windows XP
family of OSes. You can tell it to clone a single partition
or the entire hard drive, making a partition as large
as you want in the process. You can download a
FREE 30-day trial copy from
www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ .

 

[Fadi]

Thats what i did
its still giving me the same msg "No operating system" if i boot without the
floppy
but when i use the floppy its going to the following error:
"windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
......"

Thanks

Fadi

What about booting with the floppy boot disk i suggested?

Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2

2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.

it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and
used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in Microsoft but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i
mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need to
go
back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.


Hi all,
first of all, thanks for your continues support.
ý
Pegasus, I did exactly what you tolled me to do yesterday,
before started, I format the 40 GB HD (new) to be NTFS like the old
one.
every thing was ok and done successfully,
after that I connected ONLY the new HDD to my PC
but when i boot its giving me a message that "No operating system" or
something like that (I'm not sure).
ý
I tried to boot from WinXP CD and select "repair"
it was tolled me to select the windows and it was gives me "1:
C:\Windows
"
after that did "Fixboot" but no chance
its still giving me the same message.
ý
and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned,
can i
partition it at later time?ý
ý ý
Thanks for help
ý ý
Best regards


Fadi

Casper XP - written expressly for the Windows XP
family of OSes. You can tell it to clone a single partition
or the entire hard drive, making a partition as large
as you want in the process. You can download a
FREE 30-day trial copy from
www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ .

 

[Fadi]

Thanks Timothy for your reply

I think i must give it a try this night or maximum tomorrow

Thanks in advance

Fadi

 

[Plato]

Developed in New Zealand by Binary Research.

I dont recall who initally made it, but it was a nice util for bit. Then
it started to have trouble with larger drives. At about that time,
Symantec bought it.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Let's concentrate on the floppy boot. In the file a:\boot.ini
you have two instances of "partition(1)". Change the number
"1" to "2" or "3".

Thats what i did
its still giving me the same msg "No operating system" if i boot without the
floppy
but when i use the floppy its going to the following error:
"windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
....."

Thanks

Fadi

What about booting with the floppy boot disk i suggested?

Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and
used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in Microsoft but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i
mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need to
go
back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.


Hi all,
first of all, thanks for your continues support.
ý
Pegasus, I did exactly what you tolled me to do yesterday,
before started, I format the 40 GB HD (new) to be NTFS like the old
one.
every thing was ok and done successfully,
after that I connected ONLY the new HDD to my PC
but when i boot its giving me a message that "No operating

system"
or

something like that (I'm not sure).
ý
I tried to boot from WinXP CD and select "repair"
it was tolled me to select the windows and it was gives me "1:
C:\Windows
"
after that did "Fixboot" but no chance
its still giving me the same message.
ý
and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned,
can i
partition it at later time?ý
ý ý
Thanks for help
ý ý
Best regards


Fadi

Casper XP - written expressly for the Windows XP
family of OSes. You can tell it to clone a single partition
or the entire hard drive, making a partition as large
as you want in the process. You can download a
FREE 30-day trial copy from
www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ .

 

[Fadi]

Hi Pegasus,
Thanks for your reply,
actually i didnt try to change partition number cause the drive is
partitioned to single partition.
Thanks in advance

Fadi

Let's concentrate on the floppy boot. In the file a:\boot.ini
you have two instances of "partition(1)". Change the number
"1" to "2" or "3".

Thats what i did
its still giving me the same msg "No operating system" if i boot without the
floppy
but when i use the floppy its going to the following error:
"windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
....."

Thanks

Fadi

What about booting with the floppy boot disk i suggested?


Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and
used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in
Microsoft
but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about
installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i
mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need
to
go
back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.


Hi all,
first of all, thanks for your continues support.
ý
Pegasus, I did exactly what you tolled me to do yesterday,
before started, I format the 40 GB HD (new) to be NTFS like the old
one.
every thing was ok and done successfully,
after that I connected ONLY the new HDD to my PC
but when i boot its giving me a message that "No operating system"
or
something like that (I'm not sure).
ý
I tried to boot from WinXP CD and select "repair"
it was tolled me to select the windows and it was gives me "1:
C:\Windows
"
after that did "Fixboot" but no chance
its still giving me the same message.
ý
and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned,
can
i
partition it at later time?ý
ý ý
Thanks for help
ý ý
Best regards


Fadi

Casper XP - written expressly for the Windows XP
family of OSes. You can tell it to clone a single partition
or the entire hard drive, making a partition as large
as you want in the process. You can download a
FREE 30-day trial copy from
www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ .

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I do not understand you. You report that the boot process
is unable to locate certain system files, and when I suggest
a way to fix the problem you write that you do not wish
to try this method. Well, if you won't try this method then
you're stuck with your current problem.

On a separate note: If you wish to continue with this thread
then I recommend that you respond a little more quickly
than within 1.5 days, if only to dispell the impression that
you are not particularly interested in solving this problem.

Hi Pegasus,
Thanks for your reply,
actually i didnt try to change partition number cause the drive is
partitioned to single partition.
Thanks in advance

Fadi

Let's concentrate on the floppy boot. In the file a:\boot.ini
you have two instances of "partition(1)". Change the number
"1" to "2" or "3".

Thats what i did
its still giving me the same msg "No operating system" if i boot

without
the

floppy
but when i use the floppy its going to the following error:
"windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
....."

Thanks

Fadi

What about booting with the floppy boot disk i suggested?


Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and
used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in
Microsoft
but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about
installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i
mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no need
to
go
back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.


Hi all,
first of all, thanks for your continues support.
ý
Pegasus, I did exactly what you tolled me to do yesterday,
before started, I format the 40 GB HD (new) to be NTFS like

the
old

one.
every thing was ok and done successfully,
after that I connected ONLY the new HDD to my PC
but when i boot its giving me a message that "No operating system"
or
something like that (I'm not sure).
ý
I tried to boot from WinXP CD and select "repair"
it was tolled me to select the windows and it was gives me "1:
C:\Windows
"
after that did "Fixboot" but no chance
its still giving me the same message.
ý
and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned,
can
i
partition it at later time?ý
ý ý
Thanks for help
ý ý
Best regards


Fadi

Casper XP - written expressly for the Windows XP
family of OSes. You can tell it to clone a single partition
or the entire hard drive, making a partition as large
as you want in the process. You can download a
FREE 30-day trial copy from
www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ .

 

[Fadi]

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
sorry to inform you that:
1. I don't have an internet connection within the place
that containing the PC with the problem.
2. I'm sending from Jordan, and our weekend day is Friday,

that's way it's takes too long from me to respond

3. I just try to explain to you that i have just a single drive into that
HDD,
So how could i try to boot from non-existed drive

Any way,
i'll install the operating system and all my applications again,
i think it will take less of time.

Thanks for everything
You are really a great helpful person
but also you nervous one

Thanks again

Fadi

I do not understand you. You report that the boot process
is unable to locate certain system files, and when I suggest
a way to fix the problem you write that you do not wish
to try this method. Well, if you won't try this method then
you're stuck with your current problem.

On a separate note: If you wish to continue with this thread
then I recommend that you respond a little more quickly
than within 1.5 days, if only to dispell the impression that
you are not particularly interested in solving this problem.

Hi Pegasus,
Thanks for your reply,
actually i didnt try to change partition number cause the drive is
partitioned to single partition.
Thanks in advance

Fadi

Let's concentrate on the floppy boot. In the file a:\boot.ini
you have two instances of "partition(1)". Change the number
"1" to "2" or "3".


Thats what i did
its still giving me the same msg "No operating system" if i boot without
the
floppy
but when i use the floppy its going to the following error:
"windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
....."

Thanks

Fadi

What about booting with the floppy boot disk i suggested?


Hi Pegasus,
the drive is active,
i did what you said exactly, but on step 2
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
it was give me a msg "error: cant save original MBR, operation
unsuccessful."
and maybe its because the drive is NTFS,so i booted from WinXP CD and
used
FixMBR and done successfully.

then after i finished all steps, its give me the following msg:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
please re-install a copy of the above file.

also i searched on the internet, and i found some articles in
Microsoft
but
i didn't found it helpful (i think), cause its talking about
installing
problem.

Please advice
Thanks for your continues support

Fadi

Here are the first three steps to resolve this issue:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com, then run fdisk.exe so that
you can see if your boot partition is active.
2. While still running under this disk, type fdisk /mbr
in order to rewrite the Master Boot Record.
3. Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows
XP
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report the results here.

Thanks Pegasus for your reply,
Sorry cause i asked for two things within the same post.
actually i used yours, but i were stacked with the message i
mentioned,
so i asked if you have a solution for this, then there is no
need
to
go
back
and start from the beginning using another method.

Thanks in advance

Fadi

The problem you mention is of a minor nature. However,
your message does not make it clear if you wish to
continue with this cloned disk or if you have chosen one
of the other suggested methods.


Hi all,
first of all, thanks for your continues support.
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Pegasus, I did exactly what you tolled me to do yesterday,
before started, I format the 40 GB HD (new) to be NTFS like the
old
one.
every thing was ok and done successfully,
after that I connected ONLY the new HDD to my PC
but when i boot its giving me a message that "No operating
system"
or
something like that (I'm not sure).
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I tried to boot from WinXP CD and select "repair"
it was tolled me to select the windows and it was gives me
"1:
C:\Windows
"
after that did "Fixboot" but no chance
its still giving me the same message.
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and Timothy, can I use Casper XP trial now, or its to late?ý
also the trial version leave the additional space unpartitioned,
can
i
partition it at later time?ý
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Thanks for help
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Best regards


Fadi

Casper XP - written expressly for the Windows XP
family of OSes. You can tell it to clone a single
partition
or the entire hard drive, making a partition as large
as you want in the process. You can download a
FREE 30-day trial copy from
www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ .

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

2. I'm sending from Jordan, and our weekend day is Friday,

It is Saturday night over here.

Any way,
i'll install the operating system and all my applications again,
i think it will take less of time.

Excellent idea! (even though it is much like buying
a new car when running out of petrol.)