Make Parallell Win XP Pro Install Bootable

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From: wrt (wrt_at_trt-online.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:41:30 GMT

My system has two hard drives.
 
The first has a Win XP Pro OS on the front of the drive, the letter C:
is assigned to this installation.
 
The second hard drive has another installation of Win XP Pro on the
front of it, the letter F: is assigned to this installation.
I made the F: installation after the C: installation; therefore the boot
related files are within the C: installation (e.g. boot.ini, ntdlr,
ntdetect.com, etc.)

I have imaged the F: installation and tweaked to my liking. What I
would like to do now is get rid of the C: installation but I realize
that my system won't boot if I do.

What I am trying to figure out is what I need to do to make the F:
installation completely self-sufficient (in other words, bootable on its
own).

Suppose I just wiped out the C: drive and rebooted using my slipstreamed
Win XP Pro-sp2, then logged into the Recovery Console and ...what?

Would I have to recreate a MBR?

I would have to use bootcfg to make a boot.ini file

But none of the above get ntdlr, ntdetect.com or other boot dependent
files onto my F: installation. Is it possible to simply copy the boot
dependent files from C: to F: and then use the Recovery Console to fix
the boot.ini file.

Do I have to physically change the hard drive which has the F: partition
to my Master drive?
Do I have to flag the F: partition as the active portion (quite sure the
answer is, yes) and if so when do I do this?

What I have located and read thus far in regard to all of this has left
me with a vague understanding of what I have to do; but I am hoping to
get some tailored guidance. Thanks 

-- 
wrt

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