Re: XXCLONE problem - Win2000Pro

de jb 04/18/2006 12:36

elaich wrote:
> elaich <a@b.c> wrote in news:Xns97A960E547A4abc@130.133.1.4:
>
>> I used XXCLONE to copy my OS to my new hard drive. When I installed
>> that drive as a master and tried to boot it, I got an error message
>> that my system either doesn't have a paging file, or that the file is
>> too small. It gave me instructions for changing it, though naturally,
>> I couldn't use the instructions since the system wouldn't finish
>> booting up.
>>
>> The W2K repair console won't fix the problem. What do I need to do?
>> Can I copy the paging file manually from the old HD to the new one?
>> What is the name of the file?
>>
>
> I found the problem while Googling (should have tried that first, eh?)
>
> When I cloned the system, I told XXCLONE that it was drive D. Of course,
> at that time it was, but it would become drive C when I rebooted the
> system.
>
> The solution is to use a Win9x boot disk, and FDISK/MBR. Of course, I
> could have recloned the drive and set the drive as C, but it would have
> taken much longer that way.

There's a /mbr option in the free version of XXClone...