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Create dual boot configuration by restoring image to new partition

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I have a Samsung Series 9 running Windows 8. I want to create a dual boot setup, with both boot options loading windows 8. I'll use one for normal work, one for trying "dangerous" stuff out, such as registry edits. The laptop doesn't come with a normal windows install disk. It has a single hard drive.

I tried the following: I imaged the partition that had windows preinstalled. I created a new partition. I then restored the image to the new partition. I used windows util bcdedit to clone the existing boot menu entry. I edited the new entry so that it pointed to the new partition (specifically I set device and osdevice to point to the new partition). I then rebooted and chose my new boot menu option.

It kind of worked: it booted into the windows installed on the new partition. However:

1. the new windows partition was mounted as D; the original partition was mounted as C
2. the shortcuts for all the programs pointed to C - i.e. they reference the programs on the original partition, not on the new partition.

Ideally I want:
1. The new partition , when I boot into it, to be 'C' drive-
2. When I run a program I want it to run programs from my new partition, not from my old one.

Can anyone help?

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Timothy,

I think a better solution for you is to convert your tib image into a VHD (see under the utilities menu), then copy this VHD to a folder on your main W8 OS (I call mine VHD just to be original), from here you can add the VHD to the Windows 8 boot manager either via the command line or using the free version of EasyBCD. Now when you boot into the VHD it will have the drive letter C and your main OS will appear as 'D', when you boot into your main W8, all you will see is your 'C' partition as the boot manager won't have booted the VHD.

Otherwise, you are either going to have to hide the two OS's from each other so that each thinks it is the only one and will load as 'C', or you will have to go through reigstry and change every occurence of 'C:\path\ to D:\path\.