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newbie problems : my Windows XP does not boot after recovery

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i make a backup to my windows xp with Acronis true image 2013 then i make a recovery with universal restore and the restore completed successful but when I tried to get the system to boot up the recovered hard drive, the system showed a blue screen then nothing happened

i realise that windows xp doesnt have System Reserved partition as windows 7 does so i made a backup only to my local disck C and mbr what im doing wrong ? i know im new
What should I do? Any suggestions would be appreciated especially if they work

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Why did you use Universal Restore? Did you restore to different hardware?

You should always make a full disk backup. Even in XP, booting may occur from a hidden partition. Without that partition, no boot.

Launch Windows Disk Management, take a screenshot of it showing all drives, and post it here.

yea its a different hardware also i made a full disk backup my local disk C and mbr
i only have one partition (C) but i dont see any system reserved partition on Windows xp as win 7 does
but when i make a recovery from my win 7 or 8 it works fine because i make sure selected system reserved partition and my local disk C
do i have to change of version ?

Launch Windows Disk Management, take a screenshot of it showing all drives, and post it here.

XP did not have System Reserved partition, but many makers included hidden partitions which could be the boot partitions. That's why I recommend that you always make a full disk backup. When you select only C and MBR, you are assuming that's all you need and that often leads to failure for many users.

sorry for the delay in replying , As u can see i just have 2 ( C ,D )partitions but any hidden partitions i think i just need make a one partition backup (only need C ,mbr )
what do u suggest me?
thank U !!

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If you get a bluescreen, it means your recovered disk is booting normally, but Windows crashes because it doesn't find the right disk controller (typically) or some other low level driver.
What is the stop code on the blue screen?

IF Pat's and Tuttles's suggestions fail, there is one last resort that you can do with an XP system assuming you have an up to date XP install CD.

You can run a repair install of XP which will reinstall all the Windows booting files, remake the MBR and leave all your installed programs alone. The downside is that you loose all Windows updates and possibly Service Packs that aren't part of the install CD.

To make a repair install you run the install CD, ignore the repiar option that you will see at first and select install. The installer should tell you it has find a current installation (if it doesn't, STOP, remove the CD and reboot the PC), you will now see a Repair option, select this and it will delete all the Windows files and then reinstall them making all the correct entries.