Laptop ghost process fails

[Splork]

I have just replaced a 10GB XP Pro SP2 Laptop drive with a
larger drive. I partitioned the drive before installing it. I
ghosted from the old drive via usb adapter using a ghost 10
disk but choosing the ghost 8.2 executable (restore from
precious image) since it is what I find most usable, and the cd
affords usb drivers.

The copy disk to partition went flawlessly. Boot begins
normally but where a login window would appear (none is used) a
windows screen is displayed with a moveable mouse cursor and no
progress beyond this point.

Same results for safe mode. After the safe mode screen this
screen pops up and sits.

Is there something in XP looking for something in particular??

Bootlog shows no load "failures" and I have not found any
relevant info?? Am going to do this with another laptop and
would like to get the process sorted out.

Would appreciate helpful suggestions.

TIA

 

[Rod Speed]

I have just replaced a 10GB XP Pro SP2 Laptop drive with a
larger drive. I partitioned the drive before installing it. I
ghosted from the old drive via usb adapter using a ghost 10
disk but choosing the ghost 8.2 executable (restore from
precious image) since it is what I find most usable, and the cd
affords usb drivers.

The copy disk to partition went flawlessly. Boot begins
normally but where a login window would appear (none is used) a
windows screen is displayed with a moveable mouse cursor and no
progress beyond this point.

Same results for safe mode. After the safe mode screen this
screen pops up and sits.

Is there something in XP looking for something in particular??

Yes, the XP boot process is quite complex.

Bootlog shows no load "failures" and I have not found any
relevant info?? Am going to do this with another laptop and
would like to get the process sorted out.

Would appreciate helpful suggestions.

Try doing the clone with True Image instead.

 

[Splork]

Problem solved

FIXMBR was short of clearing the 4 partition bytes in the boot
record. FDISK did the trick

 

[Michael Hawes]

Problem solved

FIXMBR was short of clearing the 4 partition bytes in the boot
record. FDISK did the trick

You shouldn't have partitioned the drive! You only needed to clone the
DRIVE, not the partition. You are able to specify how much of the new drive
is used, it can use all the new drive.

Mike.

 

[Rod Speed]

Problem solved

FIXMBR was short of clearing the 4 partition
bytes in the boot record. FDISK did the trick

Just another example of ghost being rather ****ed.

Bet 10 does work.

 

[Splork]

You shouldn't have partitioned the drive! You only needed to clone the
DRIVE, not the partition. You are able to specify how much of the new drive
is used, it can use all the new drive.

Mike.

I wanted it partitioned. I did not want the entire drive as a
single primary. I have never had this problem ghosting before
but never did it with a laptop and XP, and one drive on a usb
converter. Confusing. I mistook fixmbr in xp as being the
same as fdisk/mbr but it is not. I always partition drives
first before approaching installation of the OS.
New drive 60GB 45/15 part. Old drive 10GB

You may well be correct in that a non partitioned drive may
have worked right off and I could then have reduced the Primary
Partition size to make a second partition AFTER the clone
process.

Thanks for the comment Mike!