I’ve done a lot of searching on the web but have not found a firm solution to the problem I have:
I have my original install of XP on c: drive (1st IDE channel, primary, 1st partition.)
From that installation I installed a new copy of XP on w: - new hard disk (1st IDE channel, slave, 1st partition.)
This gives me a multi boot system where all the boot info is stored on c: and I choose from the boot menu which OS I load.
The disc with the original install of XP had a hardware failure and is very temperamental – will not always be detected etc.
What I need to do is move all the boot info to the new drive so I can throw away the old drive (after I’ve done a bit of data recovery!)
Anyone know exactly what I should do?
I understand one solution is to disconnect the old drive, boot from the XP CD and do a repair. I do not like this idea because other changes will be made to my setup.
I also understand the solution is not as simple as copying my boot.ini across as the MBR (which I don’t fully understand) is also on the old disk. – This is the way I wish to go though.
Help would really be appreciated!
Anthony
I have my original install of XP on c: drive (1st IDE channel, primary, 1st partition.)
From that installation I installed a new copy of XP on w: - new hard disk (1st IDE channel, slave, 1st partition.)
This gives me a multi boot system where all the boot info is stored on c: and I choose from the boot menu which OS I load.
The disc with the original install of XP had a hardware failure and is very temperamental – will not always be detected etc.
What I need to do is move all the boot info to the new drive so I can throw away the old drive (after I’ve done a bit of data recovery!)
Anyone know exactly what I should do?
I understand one solution is to disconnect the old drive, boot from the XP CD and do a repair. I do not like this idea because other changes will be made to my setup.
I also understand the solution is not as simple as copying my boot.ini across as the MBR (which I don’t fully understand) is also on the old disk. – This is the way I wish to go though.
Help would really be appreciated!
Anthony