Re: How can I copy a bootable Win2K partition to another HD?
- From: "DL" <dl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:45:59 -0000
I notice mention of PM,
I have seen problems with hd's that are prepared with PM, prior to a win
install - its a problem confined to only some, why dont know?
If your simply adding a new hd why not leave as is and use the 160gb as
slave?
or is this a new sys?
"Robbie Hatley" <bogus.address@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Jobsf.37748$dO2.3765@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm having problems trying to copy a bootable Windows 2000
> partition from an 80GB hard disk to a 160GB hard disk.
>
> I wrote some posts here about this a week ago, asking some
> questions about this, but surprisingly, no one here knew how
> to copy a partition. (Or if they did, they remained silent.)
> One person did post some links, one of which seemed applicable,
> but it turned out to actually be NOT applicable, just like all
> his other links.
>
> SO... I'll ask again:
>
> How does one copy a bootable Windows 2000 partition from
> an 80GB HD to an 160GB HD?
>
> When I try to do this, I get "Windows cannot boot due to
> a hardware error (hard disk misconfiguration)". (Or words
> to that effect; that's as close as I can remember the
> error message.)
>
> I thought it was a "BIOS doesn't support 48-bit LBA" problem,
> but I was mistaken; it does.
>
> Then I thought it was a "Windows isn't set up for 48-bit LBA"
> problem, but I was mistaken; the EnableBigLba thingy is set
> to "1" in both the source and destination copies of the
> registry.
>
> Then I thougth it was a bootloader problem, but I was mistaken;
> it's not. My bootloader (PowerQuest BootMagic 7) finds the
> Windows installation just fine, and boots it. The Windows
> installation finds and loads its own kernel. Then it crashes
> with that "hard disk misconfiguration" error.
>
> As I asked in an earlier post here (but no one here knew):
> Does the windows registry record detailed partition information?
> And if so, does that information need to be correct for the OS
> to boot? And will copying a partition to a new size and
> location without updating that information cause it to become
> unbootable? I'm beginning to strongly suspect the answers are
> "Yes", "Yes", and "Yes".
>
> In a related recent post, "Martin" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > How can I [copy a bootable partition to a new hard disk]?
> > I tried a simple copy from the Explorer and scopy (keeps
> > ntfs attributes) but when I boot, on the new drive, it
> > tells me that lsass.exe is missing...
>
> "Pegasus" replied:
>
> > 1. Temporarily connect the disks to the secondary IDE controller
> > of some other Win2000/XP PC.
> > 2. Make the target partition active.
> > 3. Use xcopy.exe with the appropriate switches to copy the source
> > disk to the target disk. Make sure to include hidden and system
files.
> > 4. Put the target disk into the server.
> > 5. Boot the server with the Win2000 Server installation CD.
> > 6. Select Repair / Recovery Console.
> > 7. Type these commands:
> > fixboot
> > fixmbr
>
> I already tried doing a "repair" using my Windows 2000 CD,
> but I get:
>
> Enter Administrator Password:
>
> But no matter what password I type, I get:
>
> Password incorrect.
>
> So much for that idea.
>
> SOOOOOOOOOOO.............
>
> My original problem remains:
>
> How do I copy a bootable Windows 2000 partition from an 80GB
> hard disk to a 160GB hard disk? Does anyone here have any
> clues whatsoever? This should NOT be that hard! Thanks in
> advance to whosoever can provide useful information.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Robbie Hatley
> Tustin, CA, USA
> email: lonewolfintj at pacbell dot net
> web: home dot pacbell dot net slant earnur slant
>
>
.
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