Re: Boot problem, copied Master
From: Richard (hawkinsfamily3_at_DIGITbtinternet.com)
Date: 03/22/04
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:59:58 +0000 (UTC)
"Richard" <hawkinsfamily3@DIGITbtinternet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message
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> > Richard wrote:
> > > "William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message
> > > news:405E06D8.5010203@nospam.org...
> > >
> > >>Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Drive Image compresses the image file so there might be a size
> > >
> > > differential.
> > >
> > >>>It certainly should be operational on the master drive and all you
> > >
> > > should
> > >
> > >>>have to do is use Drive Image to restore it to that drive.
> > >>>
> > >>>As far as the restoration process is concerned, the same holds true
for
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>>secondary drive. That said, I don't know if that will make it
bootable
> > >
> > > as
> > >
> > >>>I've never done this operation to a separate hard drive on the same
> > >
> > > system.
> > >
> > >>>I would think if you are replacing one drive with the other there
> should
> > >
> > > be
> > >
> > >>>no problem but if you have both drives installed, there might be an
> > >
> > > issue.
> > >
> > >>>One thought occurred to me, as oppose to setting the second drive as
> > >
> > > slave,
> > >
> > >>>have you considered making it a secondary master; this is only for
the
> > >>>purpose of having both drives installed at the same time as your
> > >
> > > previous
> > >
> > >>>configuration seemed to be. If it is simply replacing the master,
then
> > >
> > > I
> > >
> > >>>would think setting it as the master drive would be the way to go.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>Thanks, Michael. I'll study your advice some more later.
> > >>Meanwhile---POP---- I believe you said you have done this
> > >>exact operation numerous times. I have the Drive Image (NOT
> > >>created by doing a 'copy') and it is all alone on a hard
> > >>drive. I want to recreate the original from which I
> > >>made that 'copy'. Can you tell me exactly how it is done?
> > >>I believe the D-I manual says to boot to their PQRE
> > >>(Recovery Environment) but my CD doesn't do that. I've messaged
> > >>PQ asking what to do, but they are molasses in January at
> > >>the North Pole when it comes to answers.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >> William B. Lurie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You certainly should be able to boot from the Drive Image 7 CD into
the
> > > recovery environment. However this will not work if you do not already
> have
> > > Microsoft .Net Framework installed on your computer.
> > > With the CD in the drive boot up and wait. There will be a white
> progress
> > > bar at the bottom of the screen followed by some black and some blue
> > > screens. At some point you may be told that a network adapter was not
> found.
> > > Press OK. Do the same for the network interface screen. Now wait a bit
> > > longer and the recovery environment screen will appear with the
various
> > > options that are available.
> > >
> > > The above procedure should be gone through as a test that you can get
> into
> > > and use the PQRE since this is the way to recover your complete system
> from
> > > saved images in the event of a disaster happening to your computer.
> > > *********************************************************************
> > Part of my restoring problem is that my DI-7 CD is supposed
> > to boot right to the PQRE and it definitely does not. So I
> > am unable to restore using the PQRE. The CD runs and gives the
> > DI-7 but I have no way to get to PQRE. Remember, I need to get there
> > COLD, not from Windows. I've bucked this problem to PowerQuest
> > Symantec but they have managed to avoid responding to it.
> > ***********************************************************************
> "Snipped"
>
> The points I outlined above were the first steps to be taken to boot COLD
> into the PQRE.
> You say that" The CD runs and gives the DI-7 but I have no way to get to
> PQRE". If this happens you cannot be booting COLD from the CD with no
> operating system loaded.
> Here are some possibilities as to why you cannot boot from the PQ CD.
> The CD drive must be bootable from the BIOS.
> The CD must be in the drive before the re-start.
> There is a message on the screen " Press any key to boot from the CD" It
> only stays there for a few seconds and if missed the process halts.
>
> Richard.
>
I should have finished the last sentence " If missed the process halts and
Windows will load normally"
Having now woken up properly this morning I am sure that this is the reason
why you have not been able to boot from cold into the PQRE.
If this does not solve your PQRE CD booting problem I apologise for stating
the obvious .
Richard.
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