I did not change any setting in Windows prior to using XXCLONE. It should
not be necessary.
It sounds like you have read up on the fact that XP assigns a disk letter
(i.e. D
upon the first reboot after having cloned a HD. Although I
cannot say it is necessary when using XXCLONE, I would observe the
practice of swapping the drive for the first boot after cloning. It takes
some time to clone a drive and if it were to create a problem having not
moved it, moving it would be the wise thing to do. After the reboot with
the cloned HD in the master position, you should be able to use your boot
sequence feature in CMOS.
There is a news group where XXClone is discussed, I trust you are aware of
it?
Right now it is in the