XP/Vista/Ubuntu triple boot, cloned HD, now XP won't boot

bhouseski · 2008-12-28

hey all, I cloned my HD the other day using Arconis True Image. All went smooth. Got the new drive installed, tried Vista, it works. Tried Ubuntu, it works. Tried XP, it doen't work.... XP will load to the login screen, and it hangs there. I have searched the internet for a solution, but haven't found one yet that worked. I tried editing the registry to give xp the right drive letter, but no luck. Does anyone know a fix for this? I am contemplating reinstalling XP, though I have read that doesn't always work with a cloned HD. Any suggestions???

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hey all,

I cloned my HD the other day using Arconis True Image. All went smooth. Got the new drive installed, tried Vista, it works. Tried Ubuntu, it works. Tried XP, it doen't work....

XP will load to the login screen, and it hangs there. I have searched the internet for a solution, but haven't found one yet that worked. I tried editing the registry to give xp the right drive letter, but no luck.

Does anyone know a fix for this? I am contemplating reinstalling XP, though I have read that doesn't always work with a cloned HD.

Any suggestions???

bhouseski, Dec 28, 2008

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