Pagefile.sys missing after HD clone

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pogo

I recently was asked to fix a problem stemming from a drive clone that
ommitted Pagefile.sys on the cloned drive. Without Pagefile.sys the
system will not boot (naturally) nor take one to a point where the file
can be created.

The clone was performed using Ghost 2003 (always very bullet proof for
me) and all other files/directories appear to be intact. I've
personally never seen this happen before, so I'm a bit at a loss as to
how a Pagefile.sys can be created/recognized from scratch.

I tried connecting the old drive as a Win98SE system slave, copying
Pagefile.sys to a temp directory, then connecting the new drive as the
slave and copying Pagefile.sys to the root, but on boot, Win-2K still
does not recognize the file.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
 
D

Dave Patrick

This article may help.

Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q249321/

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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|I recently was asked to fix a problem stemming from a drive clone that
| ommitted Pagefile.sys on the cloned drive. Without Pagefile.sys the
| system will not boot (naturally) nor take one to a point where the file
| can be created.
|
| The clone was performed using Ghost 2003 (always very bullet proof for
| me) and all other files/directories appear to be intact. I've
| personally never seen this happen before, so I'm a bit at a loss as to
| how a Pagefile.sys can be created/recognized from scratch.
|
| I tried connecting the old drive as a Win98SE system slave, copying
| Pagefile.sys to a temp directory, then connecting the new drive as the
| slave and copying Pagefile.sys to the root, but on boot, Win-2K still
| does not recognize the file.
|
| Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
|
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| PoGo
| www.pogo123.com
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Dave Patrick

You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| Perfect answer .. :) ...
|
| Thanks, Dave.
|
| I really appreciate your assistance.
|
| --
| PoGo
| www.pogo123.com
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
| "Teaching a pig to sing wastes your time and annoys the pig".
|
 

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