Re: True Image Cloning


"George W. Barrowcliff" <george.barrowcliff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry about the delay and the obtuse posting before. When I wrote it
recounting my experience seemed so clear but I had to re-read this:

" I get the cannot boot message and must use the install cd to enable the
new
clone but I still am unable to boot into the cloned version"

What I was trying to say is that after cloning to the USB connected drive,
and removing it from the usb enclosure and installing it into the laptop
and booting up, I received the 'Cannot boot' message that suggests using
the original install CD to repair the installation. I used the install CD
that I made using the laptop recovery software but after this process, I
could still not boot into the cloned version.

Probably not any clearer but at least more verbose.

I did read several of the postings relating to modifying the boot file
using bcdedit to remove the explicit reference to the C: path before using
TI. Unfortunately I have been using the 250 GB replacement laptop drive as
a general purpose storage and move around usb connected drive and now have
to buy another one to replace the original 80gb. I have moved back to my
XP Pro Desktop for daily use to keep from overflowing the drive on my
laptop.

Thanks for all the discussion and details. Still not cloned but will look
into the alternative program mentioned.

GWB


George:
Why you've experienced the problem you describe using the Acronis True Image
program is practically impossible (at least for me!) to discern. Naturally
we're assuming that your "source" HDD is perfectly functional in that it
boots without incident and functions without any problems. Likewise, the
"destination" HDD is non-defective and properly connected/configured to the
system.

Presumably at this stage the reason for the disk-cloning operation is
because you desire to install a larger HDD in your laptop's machine.

As you've indicated (and as "DL" correctly surmised from your initial post)
you cloned your laptop's present HDD to a USB-connected (2 1/2"
laptop/notebook) HDD and then removed the latter drive from the enclosure
and installed it in the laptop in lieu of the present disk.

There should be no reason to modify the boot.ini file or any other system
file. The cloned HDD should boot straightaway.

I'm not entirely clear from your present post where things apparently stand
at the present time re your source & destination HDDs. I'll assume that the
present laptop's drive is an 80 GB HDD and your intended destination drive
is the 250 GB HDD.

Anyway, do try the disk-cloning program I suggested - Casper 5. A trial
version is available at http://www.fssdev.com
The trial version is somewhat crippled in that the partition created on the
destination HDD will be no larger than the disk size of the source HDD. So
that in your case (assuming I've correctly indicated the disk sizes above),
following the disk-cloning operation the 250 GB destination HDD will contain
a 80 GB partition containing, of course, the contents of the source HDD. The
remaining disk-space will be "unallocated". Naturally this limitation is not
present in the licensed (commercial) version of Casper.

Give it a try and see how you like it.
Anna


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