If the cloning program did move the XP partition, and isn't XP aware, this is the symptom. The ntfs boot code is disk-relative rather than partition-relative. If the partition it's on starts at a different LBA position on disk, Windows XP won't boot.
If you can boot a SysRescCD disk, you can use the partclone.ntfsfixboot command to fix the magic number. - Alex -- It is referred to as the Fibonacci meal. Today's dinner is the sum of yesterday's leftovers and the day before's leftovers. On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Martin N <[email protected]> wrote: > Lo, > > At 17:32 19/12/2011, you wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Martin N <<mailto:martin.n@bluebottle.** >> com <[email protected]>>[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I actually did the restore on my desktop PC ie image file on desktop HD >> and the new HD in the e-SATA dock. >> >> >> That could possibly be your problem right there. Do the restore on the >> ThinkPad itself, with the new HD (unpartitioned) in the ThinkPad's internal >> drive bay. This way the drive geometry is correct. >> > > If the geometry is incorrect wouldn't XP not boot at all? > XP stalls on the splash screen with the blue background. > > > Martin N > > Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of > MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/thinkpad<http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad> > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
