Upgrading my hard drive

[dimz]

Hi,
Well my problem is that I first installed Windows 7 onto a small GB hard drive and now whenever I install a new program my computer slows down noticeably. So i went out and bought a 1TB Seagate Barracuda. i then cloned over my old hard drive. What i would like to know now is how to make that new drive the system and boot disk so that I don't get the error message "ntdlr is missing"

 

[Arc]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html

It may help .

BTW ... have you included the system reserved partition in your clone ?

 

[brianzion]

hello and welcome to the forums

To Rebuild BCD
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1. Put the Windows 7 installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when the message indicating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD …". appears.
3. Select a language, a time, a currency, and a keyboard or another input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
7. Type Bootrec /RebuildBcd , and then press ENTER.


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Use the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) to run System Restore (If System Restore is enabled on your computer)
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1. Insert the Windows 7 installation disc into the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when the message indicating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD …". appears.
3. Select a language, a time and currency, and a keyboard or input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, choose the drive of your Windows installation and click Next
6. At the System Recovery Options Dialog Box, click on System Restore.
7. Follow the System Restore Wizard instruction and choose the appropriate restore point.
8. Click Finish to restore the system.

 

[dimz]

BTW ... have you included the system reserved partition in your clone ? 57 Minutes Ago 06:53 PM

Yeh i dont really know what that is

 

[dimz]

@brianzion will the first one delete any of my files? I'm not great with computers.

 

[brianzion]

im just checking for you the best thing to do is back up your important files if you can have you unplugged the old drive you cloned from?

 

[dimz]

Well whenever i unplug my old hard drive it pops up with the error message ntdlr is missing

 

[brianzion]

i would use the second option first Use the Windows Recovery Environment

 

[brianzion]

can you leave the old drive plugged in and reformat it? and then use that disc for all your important files then run second option? windows thinks its a bootable drive so if you could wipe the disc that should help option 2

 

[brianzion]

i have asked my very good friend carlTR6 for advice on this thread ok

 

[madtownidiot]

Disconnect the old HDD & boot to the windows install disk, and at the install now menu type shift+f10
then type the following commands one at a time and press enter after each one:

bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /rebuildbcd
exit

then shut down, restart and your problem will be solved

 

[brianzion]

Disconnect the old HDD & boot to the windows install disk, and at the install now menu type shift+f10
then type the following commands one at a time and press enter after each one:

bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /rebuildbcd
exit

then shut down, restart and your problem will be solved

thanks madtownidiot this seems more logical remember dimz is a newcomer to all of this

 

[brianzion]

@brianzion will the first one delete any of my files? I'm not great with computers.

use post 11 it may be easier for you

 

[dimz]

I'm getting a bit confused now. Thanks for helping though. I'll think about it in the morning. i gues i could always just install windows 7 on the new hard drive and use windows easy transfer.

 

[dimz]

Disconnect the old HDD & boot to the windows install disk, and at the install now menu type shift+f10
then type the following commands one at a time and press enter after each one:

bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /rebuildbcd
exit

then shut down, restart and your problem will be solved

Thanks man

 

[CarlTR6]

I agree with madtownidiot. He is spot on. That will solve your problem and not overwrite your files.

 

[dimz]

Ill try it tommorrow. Thanks Everyone

 

[gregrocker]

All of the commands given are automated in Win7 Startup Repair.

You need to mark the Win7 partition active, then run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times from booted DVD or Repair CD:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71432-partition-mark-active.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S

If you want to be sure, post back a screenshot of your full Disk Mgmt drive map and listings, using Snipping Tool in Start Menu.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello dimz.



Everything needed to do this and a whole lot more, along with some good info to help you understand the whole process of what needs done is in this one tutorial at the link below.

Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

 

[gregrocker]

Except the screenshots showing exactly how to run Startup Repair
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