broni- here is the log. But did not do the job. After running program I did reboot, same result. This is not my main XP install so can...
Thanks for your help but did not work. Tried the suggestion at http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp/94956-files-association-issued.html , but of...
.exe files will not run when clicked, they try to open in Adobe Reader. When right clicked , the popup has READ OPEN Run as .. ect if I...
You have 2 different problems. Correcting the first will let XP correct the second on it own, if there is only the cloned hdd in system. You will...
When you try to boot the clone now , just what happens ? If it is tring to boot but stalls, be sure ALL other hdd,s or any type of storage device...
3 different methods are stated , so which one are you trying to use? All 3 should work for some problems. Just what problem are you trying to fix ?
Would it not cause problems , with both XP's on the same partition ? Both XP's would be using the same Program File folder. The way I read it...
98 will not read/write any data that is beyond 137g byte hdd boundary with out data corruption, you will not know till you try to use data . What...
It will be seen as C: at that point of booting (I think), the only Windows partition on hdd. You might have a different problem, or 2. G: is...
Might try a different way, but it does have 1 drawback. Right now , if I read correctly, XP sees itself as D: and doing the below XP will be C:,...
The data from (D:) XP's hdd "D:\ drive: 00 00 00 30 00 98 46 20 01 00 00 00" will be what is needed in the XP's registry for its drive letter,...
I do not have Vista, but very possible. I did make a mistake in my post #18 above . Should read: Fat32- sector 63*2=126--7E hex-- MP==xx...
Those values are not the true sector # for the partitions. The first partition can not start at sector #1 , it normaly starts at sector #63 ....
You must have the sector # not block #. On my comp 1 block=2 sectors but do not know if that is always the case. (using linux fdisk -l but best...
"/NTLDR is missing or corrupt.." that error would lead me to suspect a wrong entire in XP's boot.ini....
I will make a stab in the dark, only if the start sector # of the XP partition was moved. Did you move the start of the XP partition ? Do...
You might give 'testdisk' a try, if you do be sure to read the How-To use first. http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html If a...
You could boot up with a live linux cd and use linux tools to rewrite the MBR signature. Just remember if you manually enter the signature code...
Have never used '7' but XP will not allow most old programs to directly access the hdd, they must be written for XP to do so. On the XP cd , could...
You can try 'testdisk' , it can rewrite the MBR and VBR's. Be sure to read the how to use first....
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