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Cloned OS hdd to ssd, now ssd will NOT boot
I have tried to cloned my old hdd from my laptop to a SSD using the clone feature in EaseUS Todo Backup Free and also EaseUS Partition Master (paid version), yet after it completes, the SSD always fails to boot.
The error is "Operating System not found"
When running the Windows 7 Repair disc, it does not even detect my OS in the System Recovery Options window.
System Recovery Options reports "Windows found problems with your computer startup options. Do you want to apply repairs and restart your pc."
The details of the fix show that it will repair the {bootmgr}
And the following startup options will be added:
Name: Windows 7 Home Premium (recovered)
Path: Windows
Windows Device: Partition=D: (122001 MB)
Name: Windows Recovery Environment (recovered)
Path: Recovery\..long guid name..\Winre.wim
Windows Device: Partition=D: (122001 MB)
Copy of the current boot configuration data will be saved as C:\Boot\BCD.Backup.0001
Of course, I select yes for the repair, but then I get this error: Failed to save startup options.
I'm certain this error is because no OS is detected in the Recovery Options window; it's just blank. Yet when I run bootrec /rebuildbcd, it finds [1] D:\Windows installation, but it fails with this error: "The requested system device cannot be found."
I'm confident most, if not all, of these errors are a direct result of the Recovery Options not seeing my OS. Why would it not see it though if /rebuildbcd is able to detect it?
In diskpart, it shows boot is NOT enabled for the SSD, though the C drive (partition 1) is active and does contain the Boot folder and BCD store data. Windows is on the D drive (partition 2).
Not sure if this is important, but it was bugging me during both clone attempts. The System Reserved is 100MB on the original drive, yet every time it cloned or created that partition on the SSD, it would change it to 101. Wouldn't that partition need to match precisely so the starting sectors line up correctly? If so, I tried to change it, but it always rounded up what ever I typed in the box.
Also, there is a hidden recovery partition on the original drive, but it's not copied because using the Migrate OS to HDD/SDD in EaseUS Partition Master only copies the OS portion (partition 1 and 2).
Any suggestions why a simple clone would fail twice like this? Hope I provided enough details, if not, just let me know.
Mike