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FIXMBR redux
The problem occurs when you try to boot the slave, is that correct? Even if
you change the slave to the master, the former slave drive has a cloned image from a different hard drive of an OS installation that was installed while the slave drive was not installed. I'm not sure if even having it installed would make a difference but the error you mention is typical of trying to image to a different computer than the one on which XP was originally installed. I can only deduce from that and what you have described and the fact the slave hard drive was not connected to this computer when the OS was installed that it is being seen as a different computer. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote: William, I did not ask the question I meant to ask. I meant to ask, were both drives connected to the system when you first installed XP on the primary drive. I am sure that, way back when I installed XP on the primary drive, I had no slave drive. However, I don't understand the significance. When both drives are online, I only 'run' the master. The slave doesn't even have an OS on it. If not, then XP setup, never saw the second drive. If you added the drive after you installed XP and then imaged the first drive to the second drive, that might account for the HAL error as it sees the new drive, though an image of the first drive as though it were a separate computer. I must clarify quickly an error in what version of D-I is for what. I quote their Installation Instructions: "Drive Image for Windows 2000, Windows XP. Drive Image 7.0 does not run under Windows 9x, Windows ME, or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. If you have one of these operating systems, use the Drive Image CD that is marked for your operating system". I really think I should de-activate RC frommy Master drive, and make sure it is bootable (suicide would be an alternative), and then make a fresh Drive Image of it, on my Slave Drive, and then try to Recover a clone from that fresh drive image. But I need specific instructions on how to do so, if you agree. William B. Lurie |
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