Windows logs off after logging in - Replaced Hard Drive

[TheDragon]

Hi,
I am running XP Pro SP3 on a 40GB hard drive. Time to upgrade. So I
inserted a newer 120GB drive as a slave. Using partition Magic i copied my
old drive to the new one and rezied it to fill the space.
I then powered down and removed the old drive.

Windows now boots fine from the new drive, however when I go to log in, the
machine immediately logs me out.

On searching i find references to replaced userinit files and registry
settings. None apply all is well on that front.

If i replace the old 40GB drive, the machine works fine again.

HELP?? I have previously done this procedure to upgrade drives before on SP1
and encountered no hassle.

 

[R. McCarty]

Are you doing the copy from the Partition Magic boot media or from
within Windows ? I would create the boot media, boot to it with both
disks installed. Do the copy/resize and remove the source disk and set
the larger drive as the Master.

Partition Magic has become somewhat dated for recent NTFS formats.
A better more versatile utility is Acronis Disk Management.

 

[John John (MVP)]

Hi,
I am running XP Pro SP3 on a 40GB hard drive. Time to upgrade. So I
inserted a newer 120GB drive as a slave. Using partition Magic i copied my
old drive to the new one and rezied it to fill the space.
I then powered down and removed the old drive.

Windows now boots fine from the new drive, however when I go to log in, the
machine immediately logs me out.

On searching i find references to replaced userinit files and registry
settings. None apply all is well on that front.

If i replace the old 40GB drive, the machine works fine again.

HELP?? I have previously done this procedure to upgrade drives before on SP1
and encountered no hassle.

Unable to log on if the boot partition drive letter has changed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249321

An easy fix for this is to boot the computer with a Windows 98 boot
diskette and run the FDISK /MBR command.

John

 

[TheDragon]

Unable to log on if the boot partition drive letter has changed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249321

An easy fix for this is to boot the computer with a Windows 98 boot
diskette and run the FDISK /MBR command.

John

JOHN,
What do I say.

YOUR THE MAN.

Exactly as you suggested, the drive letter was wrong, It was in fact set to
G, not C. A simple tweak and all was well. I opted for the remote registry
option, as the machine doesnt hava floppy drive to dig out the old 98 DOS
disk.

When I did the copy, I must have forggotn the last stage, of changing the
new drive to C: and remove the letter from the old one. Grrrrrrr darn new
born babies.

 

[John John (MVP)]

JOHN,
What do I say.

YOUR THE MAN.

Exactly as you suggested, the drive letter was wrong, It was in fact set to
G, not C. A simple tweak and all was well. I opted for the remote registry
option, as the machine doesnt hava floppy drive to dig out the old 98 DOS
disk.

When I did the copy, I must have forggotn the last stage, of changing the
new drive to C: and remove the letter from the old one. Grrrrrrr darn new
born babies.

Thanks for the follow-up, glad to see that you got it fixed.

John

 

[TheDragon]

Are you doing the copy from the Partition Magic boot media or from
within Windows ? I would create the boot media, boot to it with both
disks installed. Do the copy/resize and remove the source disk and set
the larger drive as the Master.

Partition Magic has become somewhat dated for recent NTFS formats.
A better more versatile utility is Acronis Disk Management.

Good tip. I have looked at both Acronis True Image and Disk Director. I like
them both.

Partition Magic and V2i, its time you were upgraded....

 

[Peter]

Are you doing the copy from the Partition Magic boot media or from
within Windows ? I would create the boot media, boot to it with both
disks installed. Do the copy/resize and remove the source disk and set
the larger drive as the Master.

Partition Magic has become somewhat dated for recent NTFS formats.
A better more versatile utility is Acronis Disk Management.

How about Seagate Discwizard? It is just the same as Acronis, isn't
it?