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"dadiOH" <dadiOH@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:9Vfkk.18017$%f.9057@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> Dennis Wilson wrote:
>> I used Partition Magic to clone the partition containing my new
>> Windows XP installation. Both are on the same hard drive, and
>> they're the only two partitions on it. Basically, this just gives me
>> a backup of my system which I can use to copy back over the original
>> if the original (the one on Partion 1) gets corrupted. I keep
>> Partition 2 marked "hidden" and therefore inacessible most of the
>> time, though I will occasionally use BootMagic to boot into Partition
>> 2 to copy a deleted file or something.
>>
>> This backup method worked perfectly for me for all the years I've
>> used it. Until now. I recently built a new computer, and as usual I
>> installed Windows and then all my apps and then cloned the entire
>> "install" onto a new partition.
>>
>> But after the cloning, many of my apps needed to have their
>> configurations redone, and those that require "activation" need to
>> be RE-activated. It's as if my apps can't find the registry. Yet
>> the drive letter assignments all seem right, and I believe the
>> boot.ini files are written correctly as well. The one on partition 1
>> reads:
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=0
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP 1"
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP 2"
>>
>> The one on Partition 2 is the same, except the [boot loader] line
>> reads:
>>
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>>
>> The problem was the same on both partitions, and the result was the
>> same when I wiped the drive and reinstalled everything from scratch.
>>
>> Needless to say, I can't figure out the reason for this behavior.
>> The only difference between this machine and all the other PCs I've
>> built is that this is the first one that has SATA hard drives instead
>> of IDE; the only IDE device on this system is an HP DVD+/-R recorder.
>> Can anyone suggest what I might have overlooked, or what I can do to
>> get my apps able to read their config info again?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Just sorta thinking out loud...
>
> When you boot the #2 XP - a clone - all the shortcuts to programs
> will point to the #1 XP drive. They will want to use the registry.
> It shouldn't matter since the registry was also cloned but it seems
> they are finding *some* sort of difference that leads to the need for
> reconfiguration. Unfortunately, I have no idea what that difference
> might be.
>
> To confirm, next time you start an app and it needs activation cancel
> it out and try starting the app again by browsing to the exe rather
> than using a shortcut.
>
> FWIW, I have exactly the same problem with some apps wanting
> reconfig/reactivate but it is totally understandable since I dual boot
> with Win98 and the Win98 apps have to use the XP registry.
>
> One thing I have always found handy is to use different wallpaper on a
> cloned drive...an instant visual reminder of which drive I have
> booted.
Except when Partition 2 is active, Partition 1 is hidden, and vice
versa. There is no "other" drive as far as the system is concerned,
just the "C" drive on whichever partition is active.
And again, this method has worked correctly for years, until this time.
I'm thinking this has something more to do with these new drives being
SATA (on a system that still has one PATA device, a DVD burner) and the
order in which Windows deals with them.
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