Win2K3 Migration between HD's

[alienboo]

Hi

i have a hadrdrive with win2k3 installed and i want to do a drive copy to other HD.

both HD's are NOT of the same brand.

i tried every soft that i know :

PartitionMagic 8.02 & 8.05

DriveCopy 4

DriveImage 7

Acronis ImageServer & Partition tools

Symantec Ghost 2003 & Corporate

Paragon Utilities

YOU NAME IT

so far i had no success whatever i do, the **** thing just dont copy right.

i get an error when windows start from the 2'nd HD that windows cant find my user

profiles and then it cycles logoff - logon infinitely

im tring do do it 2 weeks and it is p***ing me

any one have any idea for resolution ?

thank you.

[getwired]

I take it you aren't getting rid of the original drive (swapping one for the other)? That would make it a bit easier in most cases.

The problem is that Windows is confused by the drive letters. You moved the contents of the drive - but Windows didn't change the drive letters. You will need to use Regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices and swap the two drive letters. Once you've done that, reboot and it should be happier.

[alienboo]

i did detached the first drive.

the problem is that i can not logon even in safe mode, windows just kipping logging off and back on till a message pops about user profiles ....

im very frustrated.

[getwired]

Did it have the "new" drive in it when it was running 2003 on the old one? If so you still need to fix the entries, as the new drive is mapped to it's old drive letter, and Windows can't find the profiles, since they're on the drive you removed as far as it knows.