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System Recovery disk "incompatible"
I want to migrate my Win7 x64 to a new hdd which is partitioned as GPT. I tried the migration process I've used before on MBR disks:
- Image system partition to new hdd (I used Easus PM to do this).
- Mount System hive in the copy and delete C: from MountedDevices
- Make a System Recovery CD.
- Unplug all but the new drive
- Boot off the Recovery disc and repair startup configuration
On the last step I got a message saying the Recovery disc is incompatible with the Windows version. I thought an up-to-date W7 system could make a Recovery disc that could handle a GPT hdd and configure the UEFI boot. Am I wrong? How to proceed?
I had previously done a test install of Server 2008R2 on the new drive. It worked fine. I deleted the test partition before I tried to migrate Win7. I'm wondering if the entry for 08R2 in the UEFI boot records is confusing the Win7 recovery app? Is there a way to delete the old boot entry?