I am guessing... the path for the OS install on the drive
doesn't match when connected internally. Try a repair
install of XP with the drive installed internally. You will
need to reinstall SP2 but other programs should remain
intact.
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| I'm not trying to boot from the external drive. I used
the [new larger]
| external drive only to copy the partition [using
PartitionMagic] from the
| internal drive. Then I switched the hard drives. The
copied disk won't
| boot when I install it as the internal drive.
|
| Howard
| =====================================
message
| | > You cannot boot WINXP or any of the WIN family (perhaps
3.1) from an
| > external drive. Will only boot from a fixed drive even
although your
| > motherboard may allow booting from a USB HDD..
| >
| >
| > | >> Thanks for your help. That's what the problem was.
| >>
| >> Now I'm on to the next stage of the problem. I used
Partition Magic 8 to
| >> copy the partition from my hard drive to an external
hard drive connected
| >> via USB 2.0. Then I switched the hard drives --
thinking that the copy
| >> partition function makes an exact replica -- but the
laptop won't boot
| >> off the new disk. Says no OS found.
| >>
| >> As you can tell, I don't know much about what I'm
doing...
| >>
| >> Howard
| >> ========================================
| >> "HillBillyBuddhist"
| >> message | >>> | >>>>I have a laptop with a small hard drive that I plan to
upgrade. I
| >>>>bought a new HDD along with an external HDD carrier
that connects via
| >>>>USB. My intent was to use PartitionMagic to make an
exact copy of my
| >>>>internal drive on the new HDD and then just replace
the internal drive
| >>>>with it.
| >>>>
| >>>> (1) I plug the new HDD into the external carrier
case, (2) connect the
| >>>> USB cable, (3) my computer detects the new hardware,
(4) I can see it
| >>>> in device manager but (5) it doesn't show up anywhere
that would let me
| >>>> access it.
| >>>>
| >>>> I had expected to see it as a new drive letter in
windows explorer but
| >>>> its not there.
| >>>>
| >>>> Anyone know how I can get a drive letter assigned
that will let me
| >>>> access the USB-connected drive?
| >>>>
| >>>> Howard
| >>>
| >>> Have you been to Disk Management to initialize,
partition and format the
| >>> drive? It won't be available until you do.
| >>>
| >>>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkb_cnc_vavr.asp
| >>>
| >>>
http://tinyurl.com/27nux
| >>>
| >>> Look at the "Overview."
| >>>
| >>> --
| >>> D
| >>>
| >>> I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
| >>> I was just trying to help.
| >>> Please use your own best judgment before implementing
any suggestions or
| >>> advice herein.
| >>> No warranty is expressed or implied.
| >>> Your mileage may vary.
| >>> See store for details.
| >>>
| >>> Remove shoes to E-mail.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
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