Re: New Hard Drive, how to make it bootable?

a/
Attach to a working windows. Format. Now it should be bootable. Extract
files. Move back the HDD to your computer and it should work.

b/
If you make it to recovery console type:
map
No you see what partitions and disks you have. Choose the correct drive
letter which it is using (in this exabple c:) and type:
fixboot c:
If it still does not work, try:
fixmbr \Device\HardDisk1
(in this example the partition is on \Device\HardDisk1)

WARNING:
Using FIXMBR incorrectly will lead to data loss on disk or partition. NEVER
use FIXMBR on partition (fixmbr \Device\HardDisk1\Partition1).

To fix the boot record on a partition always use FIXBOOT with either drive
letter or \Device\HardDisk1\Partition1.



"Scott Townsend" <scooter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OOKQ4rg7GHA.3384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a new Hard drive and I've imaged my old drive to the new Drive. I
can see all of the files, the special boot files in the Root of C Drive,
though the HD Wont boot.

Is there something I need to do to the Boot Sector/Record to get it to
boot?

When I go to the Recovery Console it asks for the Admin Password. I've
entered the Password and it does not like it. I know that is the password
as I just changed it before I did the Image.

Does it matter what XP CD you boot from to the Recovery Console? I have
an IBM Laptop, so I dont have a WinXP SP2 OEM CD. I do have a Open
License WinXP (No SP CD) could it be using a different password retrieval
and not getting the right one?

Thanks,
Scott<-



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