Solved Upgrade Problem

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From: jc (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 03:53:23 -0700

Hi all,

Firstly, thanks for everyones input - it's nice to get
ideas back when you've run out yourself.

I've found a way around this by using the cloning tool
sysprep.exe to (in effect) clone a machine onto itself. As
it might be useful to others out there in a similar
predicament, here's what I did:

1) I sysprep'ed the offending machine's OS on the original
disk.
2) Did the usual Ghost thing with all partitions exactly
the same size as originally.
3) Rebooted into the OS on the newer, bigger disk and ran
through the necessary bits and bobs.
4) Tidied up a few things that didn't get carried across
(drive lettering was changed back to the defaults, some
network configuration setting were lost and (oddly)
Outlook needed repairing).
5) Checked everything out, and it all seems pretty much OK
now. Cool.

Anyone who's interested in sysprep will find some useful
info at:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/itcs/software/xp/xp-sysprep.html
Our own set up is slightly diffent, but this should be
easily tweaked for most people to use. On the ball city!

This wasn't a complete success for us - we dual boot two
installations of XP, and although I tried to sysprep both,
only one survived the transition. Not sure whether that
was my fault (I did whizz through a bit quick!), or
whether its down to a limitation with the dual boot thing.
Either way, it's unlikely to affect anyone else who goes
through this.

...Now on to new things (the lost OS). A techie-geek's
work is never done.

Cheers,

jc

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