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Number   :  6767
Date     :  2004-01-07
Author   :  Burris Millstone
Subject  :  Re: Boot drive problem
Size(KB) :  2


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "des4212001"  wrote:
> 
> As I understand it, when xxclone makes a bootable "copy" it only 
> swaps the OS partition drive letters. (I had a brief discussion
once 
> about the concept of a "System Disk" (many partitions) and was
blown 
> off as this "being too complicated for the average user"?) Anyway, 
> your F: becomes C: and you C: become F: (on the copy), but it's up 
> to you to swap D: and G: via Disk Management. Or, yes you booted F: 
> OK (as C:) but D: is still back on the original disk. Get it?
> 
> You may see all this at HKLM\System\MountedDevices\, the DOSDevice 
> values. Where in XP (NTFS period?) the drive letter assignments are 
> coded to the physical drive. As an example, I currently have 3 
> disks of 6 partitions each and manually make each bootable after an 
> update via swapping drive letter groups here. It's a semi 
> complicated scheme of one time Exporting this key and editing it 
> (retaining only the DOSDevice values to make the each of the 3 
> physical disks C: thru H: in my case). In RegEdit you may File\Load 
> Hive into HKLM (X:\Windows\System32\config\System) of the non-
> running OS copy as a false key (I use "Loaded Dat", and this false 
> key will simply be lost should the machine go down). Merge the 
> edited .Reg file, then select false key and Unload Hive to put it 
> back. Too complicated?
> 
> DES
> 

I suppose there is a bit of this process that I don't understand. I
have been working with Kan since the inception of XXClone and don't
seem to be having the problems I am reading about in this forum.

Using XPPro along with three discrete HDDs, named C-D-F, I can and do
freely clone for purposes of backing up my main drive.

My main drive is 60Gb and the other two are 20Gb each.

XXClone originally created a triple boot that gives me the options
upon start-up and if no selection is made within 5 seconds, defaults
to the C drive.

When I clone from C-D, the BOOT.INI copies correctly. Nothing
changes. 
When I clone from D-F, two of the files reverse themselves. A simple
copy of the file corrects this. Nothing else changes.

All of my cloned drives have always maintained bootability and any of
the three are selectable upon start-up...no cable changes or
switching. If I look with disk management, I see the them marked as 
C=Healthy (system)
D=Healthy (active)
F=Healthy (active)

As far as I can tell, the entire HDD is faithfully copied and fully
functional. Since I am not a multi-partition person with respect to a
drive, I don't know what goes on in that world. 

burris



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