Cloned original drive to larger one, now I'm getting a blue screen
I got my wife a new, larger hard drive for Christmas and now I'm trying to clone her old one to it. I was able to clone the original drive to the new one, but now when I swap the drives I get a blue screen after the Windows XP screen appears that says says that a problem has been detected and to check for viruses and remove any new hardware. Any Idea what I should do?
Thanks Grover. The computer is a Dell laptop. This was not cloned from a rescue CD because the original drive is fine. I connected the new drive with a Kingwin SATA adapter to clone it. Should I use DriveCleanser to wipe the new drive and try another clone?
Drive cleanser is not necessary. When booted from the Rescue CD, you can use the "Add drive" option and it will delete the partitions and the space will become unallocated again. Be careful to choose the correct drive for clearing.
Remove the sourece disk and attach it to the Kingwin. Install the new disk in place of the old.
After cloning, be sure and removed the Kingwin before first bootup on the new disk.
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Cloning Risks:
In theory, there should be no risk to the source drive during cloning as the disk is only read. In practice, however, there has been far too many postings of something going wrong during the process. Sometimes it is the operator choosing the wrong disk and cloning the blank onto the master; other times, the power fails during the process; at other times, the computer freezes and the the drive is lost. Simply stated, why take the risk of cloning when it takes on a few minutes longer to do the restore and the master disk is not even connected. At the very least, take the time to do a full disk backup before cloning so you have a recovery option should things go wrong.
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Read too many posts today, need review. Using win XP pro,True image home 2011. I have a 160GB, c:100Gb and G:48Gb partitions.
Which I just recovered from a major crash. Want to change this driv ASAP. I have purchased a 500GB sata. What is best prceedure to accomplish a c:drive with 450 Gb and a g:wth 50gb?
Was planning to clone automatic?
thanks
As noted in post #3, there is a risk in cloning. Hopefully, you have performed a full disk backup so you have alternate recovery methods in case something goes wrong during the clone.
If cloning, I would suggest choose the manual method. During the manual clone proceeding and you again choose the manaul method to move the data, Acronis will display the new partitions in its suggested sizes. These suggested sizes may differ from what you want. If the suggested sizes are acceptable, you can accept and the clone will be proceed. Or, if you want to change the sizes more to your own preferences, you can change the sizes accordingly. For some examples of how to changes partition sizes, click on my signature link below and review item 3-BB which is based on Windows 7. You will have 465GB to spread between the two partitions.
Once cloned, I would suggest that check the new disk for disk errors transferred which may have been transferred from the old system.
Ok will try the full backup method. remember this is XP pro, how do i change the partition size on my new C:?
The easiest way is to let Acronis expand the size proportionately as you have XP Pro. For procedures, check my signature index below for item 3-A choosing the restore example. This illustrates how to choose the disk option. The link below also shows you how to choose the disk option restore.
Boot from the TI Rescue CD and select the disk as to what is to be restored. Acronis will resize automatically and when you get to the page where you must choose either Cancel or Proceed, the data on the screen will tell you the what size changes are going to occur. If you agree, then click the proceed option. If you do not like the proportioned sizes, then click cancel to stop the proceedings. To change your own sizes, you will need to proceed along the procedures outlined in my prior reference in 3-BB
Don't forget, you can practice all you want and it is practice until you must make a choice whether to cancel or proceed. Clicking cancel enables you to start over without doing any damage to your system.
http://forum.acronis.com/sites/default/files/forum/2010/01/7523/restore…
Is there a big difference between ver 9,10,11? I have 11.0 build8027 I get very different screens,especially the before any after size.
When ever i arrive at proceed my c: is still the same size as my original. I can not believe the restore should be this complex?