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Cloning HDDs - the right way to do it?
I've cloned my HDD using Norton Ghost 15 (following its user guide), but there were issues in starting Win7. Here is the setup:
Original disk partitions (Win7):
1) OEM Partition
2) RECOVERY (Active, System, Primary)
3) OS (Primary)
4) DATA (Logical Drive)
Destination disk partitions (Win7):
1) RECOVERY (Active, System, Primary) - I cloned this partition as step 1, by selecting in Ghost the options "Set drive Active (for booting OS), Copy MBR, Primary Partition, Drive letter - None".
2) OS (Primary, Boot, Page file, Crash Dump) - I cloned this partition as step 2, and didn't select any options as in step 1, except indicating that this is a Primary partition.
3) I left DATA partition un-cloned, since the original disk serves me now as an external HDD.
Win7 couldn't boot, so I placed Win7 recovery CD and selected the "repair" option. After that Win7 booted without any issues.
I still ask myself the question - What did I do wrong in this disk cloning process that prevented Win7 from booting right away?