Using Norton Ghost 15, I used the copy wizard to copy the C: drive to the Q: drive. I used the following options in the wizard. Check source and destination drives for errors, set drive active for booting OS and copy MBR.
I then removed the original drive C: 80GB and replaced it with the destination drive Q: 200GB and installed a new 2TB internal backup drive.
Results:
When I restarted my PC the Win 7 application started up but did not load my personal settings and stopped with a blank Windows blue screen (not BSOD). I have tried various boot options and tried to install the Win 7 disk to try and repair Win 7. Nothing has worked as I keep getting the same results. As of now I have reinstalled the original drive C: and so I can use the PC.
I have read chapter 15 of the owner’s manual and searched the Norton Forum for solutions. I think I have read enough to know that I may have not done the copy correctly or prepared my destination drive correctly. At this point I do not know what steps I need to take to get me back on track again.
Hopefully someone, much smarter than this Newbie, can help to get my issued fixed.
BootIt NG is no longer available for download as it has been replaced by BootIt BM. Give me a little time and I'll post some instructions on how to zero the DiskID (Disk Signature) and do a BCD repair. Or you could use a Win98 CD and a two Startup repairs fron the Win7 DVD.
Thank you for your very quick response. Since the target drive had been used as my backup drive it contained data before I launched the copy wizard. Ghost said it would delete any data on the drive so I thought that would be okay. As far as I know it was not partitioned. But just in case it was can you tell me how to make the target drive blank and unpartitioned.
Dave is correct. Fixing it is faster than starting over. The following instructions will show you how to zero the Disk Signature.
Download BootIt BM. There is a 30 day trial usage. Unzip the file and make a boot CD.
double click makedisk.exe, next BootIt Bare Metal, next dot in I accept the agreement, next don't tick Image for DOS (GUI), next dot in Mouse Support Enabled, next dot in VESA Video, next dot in Video Mode 800*600 - 64K Colors, next dot in Partition Work (Don't put a dot in Normal), next don't choose any Device Options, next tick in Enable USB 1.1 (UHCI), next don't choose any Global Geometry and MBR Options, next ignore Additional bootitbm.ini Options, next select your CD burner drive letter (you can use a CD-RW or a CD-R disc) Finish
Boot from the CD
your BootIt CD boots to the Work with Partitions window in the Drives field, make sure it is 0 - BIOS HD click the "View MBR" button. click the "Clear Sig" button. Then click OK on the Notice click the "Apply" button. click the "View MBR" button again and confirm the number in the left bottom corner is 0x00000000 click Cancel click Close on the "Work with Partitions" window click Reboot and remove the CD
Shutdown as the OS will show a boot error
Next, you have to do a BCD Repair. Two methods you can use...(use either one, not both)
Thank you very much for your help. I have now successfully completed the copy and installation of my new hard drive. I felt that this was a project too big for me to handle...but thanks to your support I was able to get it done.