Eureka!!!

[Greg Maxey]

Just returned from running naked and doing backflips in the streeet.
Finally, after extreme frustration and encouragement from Anna, Pegasus,
GhostRider, Rock, and R. McCarty; plus a well intended insult from Keith, I
have a fully functional 250G primary hard drive duplicated from my previous
160G drive.

Earlier today I thought I had cracked this by simply using Ghost 9.0 to copy
each of four partitions from the old drive to the new. However, that
ultimately failed when I could get Windows to stop checking the D: and E:
drive for consistency at each boot up. Rock and R. McCarty thanks for the
great tips page and suggestions here. I must admit that I didn't exhaust
those methods before deciding to just start over with a wiped slick drive.

The second time around, I created partitions W: X: Y: and Z on the new
drive. I then used Ghost 9.0 to image all four partitions on an external
hard drive. Next I imaged the existing C: drive on the new drive W:. This
time heeding Anna's repeated warning I removed the old drive before booting
the PC. With baited breath I waited as Windows loaded with the new drive.
When Windows loaded, it automatically changed the W:, X:, Y: and Z: drives
to C:, D:, E:, and F: I then booted in the Ghost recovery environment and
restored the image to drives D:, E: and F:

It worked, yippeeeeeee

Thanks all for you patience and assistance.

 

[Rock]

Just returned from running naked and doing backflips in the streeet.
Finally, after extreme frustration and encouragement from Anna, Pegasus,
GhostRider, Rock, and R. McCarty; plus a well intended insult from Keith, I
have a fully functional 250G primary hard drive duplicated from my previous
160G drive.

Earlier today I thought I had cracked this by simply using Ghost 9.0 to copy
each of four partitions from the old drive to the new. However, that
ultimately failed when I could get Windows to stop checking the D: and E:
drive for consistency at each boot up. Rock and R. McCarty thanks for the
great tips page and suggestions here. I must admit that I didn't exhaust
those methods before deciding to just start over with a wiped slick drive.

The second time around, I created partitions W: X: Y: and Z on the new
drive. I then used Ghost 9.0 to image all four partitions on an external
hard drive. Next I imaged the existing C: drive on the new drive W:. This
time heeding Anna's repeated warning I removed the old drive before booting
the PC. With baited breath I waited as Windows loaded with the new drive.
When Windows loaded, it automatically changed the W:, X:, Y: and Z: drives
to C:, D:, E:, and F: I then booted in the Ghost recovery environment and
restored the image to drives D:, E: and F:

It worked, yippeeeeeee

Thanks all for you patience and assistance.

Congratulations Greg...persistence pays off.

 

[Plato]

Just returned from running naked and doing backflips in the streeet.

I used to do that. And also swim in the backyard pools, naked. Good fun.
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