Cloning new replacement boot drive

I am trying to clone me 30GB boot disk to a new 300GB disk which will replace the 30GB disk
It looks like it's working and the following occur
Non empty destination
I choose to delete partitions
Get message before cloning Source C: 37.25GB
After cloning C: 298.1GB
Enter
Get a message that 3 operations will be performed
1 of 3 Cleaning disk
2 of 3 Coping Partition
3 of 3 Copying MBR
Proceed
Reboot
Messages - prepping for reboot
locking partition
Then system reboots
followed by Analyzing partitions 100%
Locking partitions 100%
Checking Partitions 100%
then
Syncronizing with operating System 100%
I then get a congratulatory message that the cloning procedure was successful.
This is followed by a statement to press any key to shut down the computer, which I do.
When I restart nothing has been done and the new 300GB drive is still empty.

What am I doing wrong?

(I have Windows XP Pro with SP 3 installed)

 

Make the bootable True Image Rescue CD, boot with it and use the Clone feature from its menu. Remember though, to disconnect or remove the original before you try to boot with the new drive for the first time. After the new drive does its first boot up you can re-connect the old drive, if you need to.

 

Perhaps this posting could help. Check inside the thread for a guide to cloning.

Clone or Restore using Resize comparison
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1299861&postcount=9

 

I made the Rescue CD and tried to clone the disk again.
This time I got an error, the Source disk was listed as follows
Disk 1-Unsupported 37.25GB WDC WD 400BB-75 FRA0 Primary Master

So I tried to make an image copy but got an error that the drive was not supported. I did see the words Roxio Go Back which I think means Norton Go Back which I do have running.

What would cause the disk to not be supported and any suggestions as to how to resolve this.

 

That's the problem. Programs like Norton GoBack or Faronics DeepFreeze will interfere with the operation of True Image. You will have to disable GoBack in order to proceed.

 

Disabled Norton Go Back, reboted ensured it was still off but still getting same error that the disk is unsupported?

I did search through the forum and don't understand what a dynamic drive is but am pretty sure mine is not configured to be one

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Russell

 

Can you post a picture of your drive from Windows Disk Management similar to this one?

 

Don't know how to to that?

 

I'll type the info

C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy(System) 37.25mb 1.4 3%
F Partition Basic NTFS Healthy(Active) 298.09 298.02 99%
Acronis media D Partition Basic CDFS Healthy 57mb 0 0%

 

The above info confirms that you do not have any Dynamic disks; only Basic. I'm not sure what the problem is here, although the target drive for the clone (F shows up in Disk Management as having been already formatted. Was Norton GoBack enabled on this drive also?

I would try again from the boot CD, but first use TI to prepare the drive by removing all partitions. I don't have the exact commands because I'm using TI 10, but by wiping the target drive first the idea is to remove any partitions and traces of GoBack. After doing this, repeat the clone process. Don't forget to disconnect the source disk before your first boot into Windows on the target disk.

 

How To Delete Disk Partitions Using TrueImage Home
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=213446

 

Unfortunately this is on my wifes computer at home so I will try the suggestion to delete the partitions on the target drive tonight.
I'm a little confused though because it is having problems with the existing source disk which it says is unsupported.
Kind of frustrating, might have been easier just to reinstall everything from scratch if I'd known it was going to be so difficult. I thought this would save time.
Anyway, thanks for all the support, and for taking the time trying to help clueless people like myself
Russell

 

Russell:

Once we figure out what's gumming up the works then it will be a lot easier than installing everything from scratch.

One additional suggestion - after clearing the target drive, reboot the PC to remove the old partition ID from the Windows registry on the source drive. Then shut down and try the clone from the boot CD.

I don't yet understand the source disk error message either.

 

Ok, made some good progress.
It was not enough to disable Norton Go Back.
I uninstalled it.
I started of with two hard drives C: and F:
I removed F: and added the new 300gb drive that was to become the new boot drive to replace C:
I uninstalled Norton Go Back.
I then successfully cloned the old C: onto the New F: (And boy was it easier and quicker than reinstalling from scratch with all the time it would have taken to install patched and updates)
I then removed the original C: boot drive, and replaced it with the new 300gb drive and put the old F: drive back.
(I am using cable select)
I restarted the computer and it booted perfectly on the new 300gb C: drive
BUT
it will not recognize the old F Drive.
I can see it in device manager
I cannot see it if I go to My Computer
If I start Acronis and try to add a drive it sees the F: drive but says it's unsupported and I again see the words Roxy Go Back (Which must mean Norton Go Back)
I assume had I uninstalled Norton GoBack with the two original disks I would not be having this problem.
Problem is I cannot no uninstall Norton Go Back because it is not on my new C Drive. any idea how to get the computer to recognize the F: drive.
I tried deleting it in device manafger hoping it would add it back and resolve the problem, it added it back so I can see it in device manager, but I still cannot access it
Thanks for any suggestions
Russell

 

RussellT,

How is your second HD described in Disk Management? As unallocated space? Or as a partition without a drive letter? If it's a partition, is it formatted? Any chance of a screen shot?

Do you have a floppy drive?

 

Unfortunately I can only give you those answers tonight when I get home
Please let me know how you make a screen shot and I will post one tonight
and yes the computer has a floppy drive. (has not been used for a very long time)
I will also answer the other questions tonight
Thanks
Russell

 

Russell:

You can find info about screen shot posting here. A picture like the one in post #7 above is what we'd like to see - it will answer all of Brian's questions.

 

Here you go with the attachments and thanks for the help on the screen shots.
The drive is formated in NTFS and contains data in it's only partition

(Would it help to uninstal Acronis, reinstall Go Back, uninstall Go back and reinstall Acronis. All with the new cloned C: drive and the old F; drive installed, maybe that would remove the remnants of Go Back on the Frive which I think might be causing the problem)

Russell

 

RussellT,

To find Disk Management, right click My Computer, click Manage, Disk Management.

You should be able to remove GoBack from your second HD by writing new boot code to the MBR of the second HD. This will not delete any of your data on that HD.

Boot from a Win98 floppy and at the A: prompt, type

fdisk /cmbr 2

and press <Enter> Note there are spaces after k and r

Nothing obvious will happen. It just goes back to the A: prompt.

http://mirror.href.com/thestarman/asm/mbr/switches.htm

 

Sorry but don't know what you mean by "writing new boot code to the MBR of the second HD. This will not delete any of your data on that HD.

Boot from a Win98 floppy and at the A: prompt, type"

Also I am running XP Pro
Sorry
Russell

 

GoBack installs code into your MBR. We need to over-write that code with a new MBR. I realize you have WinXP. A Win98 boot floppy will write a new MBR.

 

I have an old windows 98 cd
I booted form that cd by pressing F12 and selecting thd dvd drive to boot from
Screen said it was preparig to instal windows 98
I hit I think it was F3 twice to exit
then did a CD\ to get to the root of the CD drive D:
tuped in fdisk /cmbr 2
almost immediatley returned to the D: promt
rebooted and drive F; wa snot visible and still shows up as unsupported in Acronis

Please excuse me ignorance but not really sure of what I am doing

Any more suggestions

Russell

 

Russell,

Do you still see "Roxio GoBack" on the second HD?

If so I don't think your CD worked. If you don't have a Win98 boot floppy download this Win98SE boot CD.

http://www.allbootdisks.com/downloads/ISO/AllBootDisks_ISO_Image_Downloads25/Win98SE_bootdisk.iso

It is an .iso file so burn it to a CD with ImgBurn

http://www.imgburn.com/

Boot to the CD and run fdisk /cmbr 2

Once GoBack has been removed from the MBR the HD should be recognized.

 

Created win98 boot CD
Booted from CD
Part of what appeared on screen was;
Diagnostics tools were successfully loaded on drive c:
MSCDEX Version 2.25
Drive D: = Drive MSCD001 unit 0
Drive E: = Drive MSCD001 unit 1

A:\

I then did as instructed

A:\>fdisk /cmbr 2
after a few seconds returned to
A:\

I did a Cntrl Alt-Del to reboot the computer and removed the win98 cd

Made no difference still cannot see the F: drive in my computer
and when I try to add a driv ein acronis I can see the drive but it is not labelled and say it's not supported. and it still says Roxio Go Back
I have attached info from device manager which can see the drive but it has no label. I have als attached the new working C: drive

Any more suggestions
Russell

 

Russell,

Looks like writing a new MBR didn't get rid of GoBack. Could you post a screen-shot of Disk Management? It may help. What data do you have in the second HD? Important?

k0lo, do you have experience removing GoBack?