Re: XP Repair Installation

From: Sharon F (sharonfDEL_at_ETEmvps.org)
Date: 12/13/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:23:38 -0600

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:25:11 -0500, William B. Lurie wrote:

> The problem is always the same: the resultant clone will
> boot fine in Slave position, jumpered as Slave, but only
> by a fluke of some sort, not-reproducible, can I get it
> to boot in Master position. The problem isn't in making
> an exact clone of the Master drive; it's in getting it to
> boot in Master position (like when it's running alone).

Bill, I skip the cloned disk scenario. Instead I use disk images. That
image (an image file, not a cloned drive) gets stored on another drive. If
needed, it gets restored to the original drive. Takes about 10 minutes - 20
or 30 if I run the "validate" option after the restore.

Only mention this since your clone approach has not had desired results so
far. Am thinking that you might like to have another option available for
disaster recovery. You have the software for this already. You would just
be using different features from the programs. 

-- 
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

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