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transfering xp pro to second hdd
Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger
HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Thanks |
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Tribune wrote:
Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Thanks Yes, it is due to SP2 being installed, you will need to make a slipstreamed XP CD with SP2 included and probably do a repair install using it. Read he http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how...pstream_cd.htm And he http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Steve |
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Tribune wrote:
Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Thanks You need to create an installation CD that has SP2 "slipstreamed" into the files. Take a look here for the procedure. Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2 http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html Here are of the resources mentioned in the article: Download Windows XP Service Pack 2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Download AutoStreamer http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1 Download CDBurnerXP Pro http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ Also, you might want to take a look here for information on performing a repair installation: How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Good luck Nepatsfan |
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Thanks to both Steve N. and Nepatsfan for the info on my dilemma.
Tribune "Tribune" wrote: Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Thanks |
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You first problem that you have encounter was that after the copy was
completed, you did not disconnect the original, smaller hard drive and reconfigured the newer, large drive as "Master". With both drives in the system during boot and both seen by XP as the same drive, the boot loader got confused the refused to continue. "Tribune" wrote in message ... Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Thanks |
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"Tribune" wrote:
Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Forget re-installing, just clone the present OS partition to the new HD. Here's a cost-free way: Download a free trial copy of Casper XP from: www.FSSdev.com/products/casperxp/ and copy the OS partition to the new HD. Then, as with all newly-created clones, remember to disconnect the old HD before you boot the new HD for the first time. If you don't, some of the clone's file descriptors will actually become pointers to the corresponding files in the "parent's" file structure, but you won't know it until you remove the old HD. After the clone's first isolated startup, it's OK to let the clone "see" its "parent" OS when it boots up. Casper XP is good for cloning because it will automatically copy the MBR and it will automatically mark the copied partition "active". Since it does not leave Windows during the copy process, it has no need to restart the PC upon completion, and the clone is NOT booted with the "parent" OS visible to it. (This is unlike Ghost which automatically restarts, which requires you to tell it to copy the MBR and requires you to tell it to mark the new partition "active" and which needs Microsoft's .NET Framework to be installed.) Once you disconnect the source HD (that contains the "parent" HD), there is no need to change the jumpers or to move the new HD in order to test the clone. If the new HD had been jumpered as Slave, and the old HD had been jumpered as Master on the same cable, the default boot order will move the Slave HD to the head of the list, and the clone will boot. If the clone runs OK in isolation, you can shut down and reconfigure the HDs as you wish. *TimDaniels* |
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Tribune wrote:
Thanks to both Steve N. and Nepatsfan for the info on my dilemma. Tribune You're welcome. Steve |
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Tribune wrote:
Hi there, I am attempting to transfer files from one HDD to another, bigger HDD. I am using the Data Lifeguard Tools that came with the Western Digital HDD I am installing, and this is working as a 'ghost' file transfer. I cannot however, get the HDD to transfer all of the xp pro operating system. When I reboot with the new HDD, the OP will initiate, but will not get past the Windows Startup Screen. I have tried to reinstall the operating system from my disk, but it says a newer version than the one I have on the disk is already installed. My question: is this because I have installed SP2? Thanks Wipe the new drive again and redo the cloning. Then disconnect the original hard drive from the system, and connect the new drive jumpering it as master. Make sure it is the only drive attached to the computer. Then boot the computer. -- Rock MS MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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