Re: 2 Master Boot Records!!!

Don't think you can just copy an operating system from one drive to another
and have it work. You should either image the old drive and tranfer it to
the new or install the op system on the new and transter the files and
setting from the old after installing the programs that you need to use the
files.


"Jonny" <billgates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eqWpm1QAGHA.3864@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Not an MBR related problem.
>
> My observation of effects, not your stated procedure, says you had both
> hard
> drives connected after the copy procedure.
>
> Good day, sir.
> --
> Jonny
> "GeoK" <GeoK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:01BAA453-CE58-4112-B40B-2F11B3D7DF54@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Making a disasterous story concise. I had a 20GB hard drive that was down
> to
>> only 5GB and was afraid of a potential crash senario. I went and
>> purchased
> a
>> 120GB hard drive as a replacement. The install proceedures I went through
> are
>> as follows: First I setup the new HD as a Slave and copied all data from
> the
>> Master onto it. As per directions I then set both HD's to Cable Select.
>> (I
> am
>> leaving out all the openings,closings, power off's, on's and cords
>> disconnect's in between each step.) After all was completed I then made
> the
>> new HD the Master and left the original HD disconnected. After power up I
> got
>> a screen that requested that I choose between 2 "Windows (default)" boot
>> records even though there is only one HD connected. After that I
> re-connected
>> the original HD as a Slave in the hopes of correctiing the double boot
>> records. It has made no difference what-so-ever. If there is any hope of
>> returning to a normal boot-up please help an extremely desparate man!
>> --
>> I have the Intell-igence inside -
>> now I need some from outside!
>
>


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