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Re: Here we go again |
May 31, 2004, 12:18 |
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First off, many thanks to Enahs, nin, and Camaro76 for your suggestions. I still haven't got it working but I have another whole day to shoot doing this; I'll try the stuff you listed and see if it works.
A couple of other details: both drives are WinXP/NTFS formatted, so there's no size problems; I use a boot disk to do the imaging/cloning because when I use the "Windows" version of Ghost the new partition is just barely bigger than the old drive, leaving a huge amount of unallocated space; the error message I get when I try to use the new drive is right after the bios post, saying "error reading operating system" (and yes, I'm making sure the bios is reading the drive first).
I'm going to use Enah's XCOPY suggestion and see what happens. Again, thank you for your help and ideas!
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Re: Here we go again |
May 31, 2004, 10:54 |
Enahs |
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Do you have any more suggestions?
Hpmfh!
Is the hard drive you are copying from also NTFS? If it is something else, that could be causing trouble?
Also, try a different program then for shits and giggles, it is possible Ghost is screwing up , or you are screwing ghost up!
Ok, so let us try this.
Put your new larger hard drive in as D: (Or E or whatever).
Now, Before doing this next step I highly recommend cleaning out any temp files and defrag the old drive. Now create the proper partition on the new drive and format that partition.
In Start/Run type the following.
XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
(All the /X’s are to copy attributes, read-only files, all sub-directories, hidden files, system files and to ignore errors.)
You might get a few “Replace existing file error” Hit “A” for “All”
Go watch a DVD, as people do not use this because it is SLOW, but worth a try.
Depending on many variables, you might have to do the fixboot and fixMBR on the drive again; I did not but it was a while ago, things may have changed.
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Enahs If you can read this - congratulations - You have won!!! Just e-mail with your CC# to claim your prize!
This comment was edited on May 31, 10:56. |
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I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
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Kids |
May 31, 2004, 09:39 |
ZzeusS |
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Not having kids myself, only cats, what I do when they are acting wild and bugging me is to run the hell out of them with a laser pointer or chase them around. Wear them out.
Does this not work with children?
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Re: It Was the Porn That Made Them Do It |
May 31, 2004, 08:26 |
Ray Marden |
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Re: It Was the Porn That Made Them Do It |
May 31, 2004, 08:20 |
J/K |
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yeah, thought so too. and somehow I really saw this comming, although I am surprised there was no video game scapegoating.
It's so ridiculous.
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Re: The Day After Tomorrow |
May 31, 2004, 08:20 |
Ray Marden |
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From all the "pretty, but stupid" reviews I have seen about this, I will wait until the DVD comes out. Of course, it looks like it will end up having about a seventy-million dollar weekend:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=22&p=.htm
Even though it looks like it will come in second this weekend, its average is a bit higher than that of Shrek 2; if it was on more theaters (3400 versus 4200,) it would likely be number one this weekend.
Edit: End of world movie? Go see Donnie Darko, I say! 
Thinking I would settle for seconds on anything if I got seventy-million :o,
Ray
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It Was the Porn That Made Them Do It |
May 31, 2004, 07:32 |
Tango |
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Excellent article.
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Insert funny quote here |
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Re: Here we go again |
May 31, 2004, 03:49 |
nin |
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It didn't work. I suspect that maybe Norton Ghost isn't making a good clone. Before I have Ghost make the clone, I make sure the 160 gig disk is properly partitioned and formatted (1 primary partition, NTFS formatted, using WinXP disk manager). After the clone process is completed, I check the disk using disk manager, and it says that the disk is "healthy", but it's not "initialized".
I use Ghost all the time at work and have never seen this. Let me see if I can get some more info out of you...
1. Can you open the .gho file with Ghost Explorer? That's a good way to check and see if the image is valid/readable.
2. So you use Ghost to put the image on the new drive (disk FROM image file, browse, select the ghost file, come back in 20 minutes). What exactly happens when you boot with ONLY the new drive connected (after you've applied the image to it)? Are we talking dos error, blue screen, or what? (Remove all other drives from the equation, and then/if you can get it running, then introduce them one at a time until you hit a bump.) Can you F8 and get into safe mode or Last Known Working Config?
Ghost SHOULD (famous last words) be a able to take that smaller image and apply it to the larger drive, and you'll just have a partition with a larger amount of free space...I've never had to use any other tools.
Let us know how it goes...sorry if I asked a question you already answered (I skimmed your post, but might have missed something).
edit: Now that I think about it, what's your OS? Can't remember the deal with drives over 120 gig and with older systems needing an IDE card to read the drive? Sorry, it's 3AM and I'm blanking...somebody throw me a bone here.
edit again: Here we go...137 gig and above...this is from Maxtor's site, but it applies to any large drive (and no one give me shit over tinyurl, the original link will hose this thread. :D)
http://tinyurl.com/2styn
Off to bed for nin!!!
Jesus...built my car. It's a love affair (mainly Jesus and my hotrod).
This comment was edited on May 31, 03:57. |
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RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure.
Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling... |
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Re: Here we go again |
May 31, 2004, 01:17 |
Camaro76 |
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Have you tried using the GDisk utility that comes with Ghost? Also you might want to look at Ghost 2003 pdf guide on Norton's site... There's a bunch of stuff in there about the MBR, boot.ini, etc.
This is prolly gonna ruin the site formatting, but:
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/ghost/manuals/ghost2003_guide.pdf
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"There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?" -- Dick Cavett
mocking the TV-violence debate |
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No subject |
May 30, 2004, 23:58 |
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LASER PIRATES GO!!!!!
Supporter of "The Only Good fredster Is A Dead fredster" fan club
The Former Leader and Victor of the rebel movement against the dark Lord Surewood and his fiendish cohorts(bunko) |
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Re: Here we go again |
May 30, 2004, 23:44 |
banddirector |
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Rats.
It didn't work. I suspect that maybe Norton Ghost isn't making a good clone. Before I have Ghost make the clone, I make sure the 160 gig disk is properly partitioned and formatted (1 primary partition, NTFS formatted, using WinXP disk manager). After the clone process is completed, I check the disk using disk manager, and it says that the disk is "healthy", but it's not "initialized". Before the clone, the disk is "healthy" and "online". So I suspect that the clone is somehow boogered. Anyway, using Fixboot and Fixmbr from the windows cd boot doesn't fix the problem - - the new drive still doesn't boot.
Do you have any more suggestions?
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BOOM |
May 30, 2004, 23:04 |
wasrad |
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Re: No subject |
May 30, 2004, 22:58 |
Bronco |
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From what I remember reading, that whole sugar = altered behaviour in kids has been debunked, no?
I don't know about sugar but I can tell you that food with highly refined starches makes one of my kids nuts.
Sounds a lot like what Blue went through. Of course, the kids he was dealing with eventually left. Mine are upstairs sleeping. Who's the smarter man now? 
It should be noted that the weather today was as close to perfection as I have ever seen. What an incredible weekend we are having.
-TPFKAS2S
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There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president. -- Kurt Vonnegut |
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Re: Yeah! |
May 30, 2004, 21:56 |
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"I am the great Cornholio!!! I need T.P. for my bunghole!"
"Put that down, sir..."
"Are you threatening me?!?...My bunghole can not talk but I know it needs T.P.! Do you have any T.P.?"
"I don't think so, sir. Now please put that down or I'll have to call security..."
"My bunghole needs security! Yes, yes, bring me security for my bunghole!"
"For the last time, sir, please put that down or I'll call the police!"
"Does your bunghole need security?!? I am the great Cornholio! Oilio, Holio...ya, ya, ya, ya..."
"Beavis, put that down, you dumbass"
*SMACK*
=-Rigs-=
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Re: Here we go again |
May 30, 2004, 20:56 |
banddirector |
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Thanks for the advice! I actually thought about what you suggested, but I wasn't sure it would work. I'll give it a try and let you know ....
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Re: The Day After Tomorrow |
May 30, 2004, 20:42 |
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I just got back from it and while there wasn't a real storyline to speak of (and incredibly crappy ending) the effects were pretty good (wolves were kind of cheesy). I'd say it's worth seeing on the big screen not because it's a great film (but it ain't bad), but the special FX are worth seeing on the big screen.
The message is important though. The Pentagon says it's the biggest threat facing the world over the next several years.
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security:
http://www.icomm.ca/survival/pentagon_climate_change.pdf
"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."
- Malcolm X |
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"And then, suddenly and without warning, it turned into a real-life case of hungry, hungry hippos."
- Stephen Colbert |
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60 minutes... |
May 30, 2004, 20:31 |
Brick |
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Anyone watch 60 minutes... Holy Crap! that was movng.... :(.
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Re: Here we go again |
May 30, 2004, 19:50 |
Enahs |
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So what am i doing wrong? Or do I have to reinstall windows from scratch on the new drive, and suffer the pain of reinstalling all my programs. As always, any help from your vast expertise is greatly appreciated!
I got ya covered BandDirector!
With the information copied over to new you/larger hard drive, take the old one out and make the new one primary/master on IDE port 1 (Make it c:!). Do NOT put your old one back in yet, as the following step could recognize it and screw it up!
Now, the following is for WinXP and 2000, though other versions should be similar.
Put in your Windows install CD and boot to it.
Under NO circumstances are you to hit “F2” or “Automated System Recovery”.
I repeat, do NOT hit “F2” or “Automated System Recovery”!!!
Let it go through its thing, and then do a repair existing installation.
This will bring up a “command” prompt. Use “Help” (without quotes) if you need help getting around.
Using the help command, find the command to repair the “Boot Sector” AND the “MBR” or Master Boot Record, though I am pretty sure it will be just listed as MBR.
I can not tell you the specific commands to type in by memory, but you should be able to figure it out with the “HELP”.
Then, try booting to the Hard Drive and see if it works, it will though!
Just uhh, make sure to NOT do it to the old/small/working drive!
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Do not forget to configure Windows for/to your new hard drive! Make sure it is in the correct (U)DMA and PIO mode etc, and such!
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Enahs If you can read this - congratulations - You have won!!! Just e-mail with your CC# to claim your prize!
This comment was edited on May 30, 20:00. |
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I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
- W. C. Fields |
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Re: The Day After Tomorrow |
May 30, 2004, 19:42 |
Scottish Martial Arts |
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Yeah I saw TDAT as well. I suppose I was entertained but it did have some laughably bad moments. Outrunning the freezing cold air for example. That and being attacked by blatantly CG wolves. Did like Dennis Quaid's character though if only that he reminded me of my Dad for some reason or another.
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Re: The Day After Tomorrow |
May 30, 2004, 19:28 |
Hump |
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The trailer made me want to see it. I grew up on stupid 70's disaster flicks so this was right up my alley. After the reviews though, I may just wait until it shows up a Blockbuster.
BTW, I think Roland Emmerich has been pegged to direct the Battletech movie. Lets hope they get a decent writer on board for that one.
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