W7 wont boot after ghost image restore on new harddisk

gregrocker said:

If you would like advice on how to use Partition Wizard on your project there, please post back a screenshot of full Disk Management drive map. Use Snipping tool in start menu, attaching file using paper clip in reply box.

We can give you the steps if you will tell us exactly what you want to accomplish.

I'll post it into a new thread if I have any questions about Partition Wizard.
Thanks.

Dear mjb
I am interested to know this tools how to work if you can write full interodaction for these tools
actully i have missing understand for use MBRWizard to backup/copy the MBR on PC1
what is the command should be used to do this step and backup to flash then restore from flash in other pc

Hi there
you probably forgot to copy the 100 MB hidden system partition too -- some W7 installations have this partition as well.

You need to copy this partition as well when you "Ghost" the disk.

The computer will then boot although it will in some cases halt during the boot process. Just insert the W7 install disk -- repaiir system and all is OK again -- you won't have lost any programs or anything.


The 100MB partition can cause a lot of grief when "imaging" or cloning the OS.

I ensure that I don't hav ethis parition by installing W7 on a disk which only has ONE partition -- even if it's a 2TB disk -- then after installation I use GPARTED to reduce the W7 partition down to say 40 GB and create new partitions.

Once you've got a SINGLE OS partition with no 100MB system partition you can GHOST / IMAGE the OS without any further problems.

Cheers
jimbo

If you use Partition Wizard to copy over a Partition, then select Rebuild MBR on Disk tab after copy operation is complete.

Make sure Win7 partition is marked active first, especially if you abandon the 100mb System Reserved partition.

You may still need to boot the Win7 DVD Repair console or Repair CD, click through to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots to repair or rewrite the MBR to Win7.

Dear gregrocker
Please find the commands to backup MBR from PC1 from Hiren Boot CD
MBRWiz /save=F:\savedMBR F: is flash driver


then i go to PC2
MBRWiz /Restore=F:\savedMBR




is it correct commands?

I do not use Hirens for Windows 7, so maybe someone else can help with those.

Looking at mbrfix website, it doesn't seem to have been updated recently, however, you will find it easier to use this:

mbrwiz.zip

D/l it, rt click it>properties>unblock>apply>ok.

Extract the mbrwiz.cmd file and put it in the same directory (folder ) as mbrfix.exe.

Rt click the mbrwiz.cmd and run as admin.

C0o0L said:

Dear gregrocker
Please find the commands to backup MBR from PC1 from Hiren Boot CD
MBRWiz /save=F:\savedMBR F: is flash driver


then i go to PC2
MBRWiz /Restore=F:\savedMBR




is it correct commands?

Ghost itself is not enough, because Ghost will not copy the MBR.

Just as clarification: Ghost does copy the MBR. But you have to use the Ghost "Copy" function. That essentially produces a clone (versus an image).

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