Can't boot

In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
testing.

I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up an
running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are different
size).

No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i ran
repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and to
boot - by no :-(

 

Op Zaterdag 13 Juni 2009 23:37:56 +0200, schreef Lars <non@non.dk> in artikel <uP8658G7JHA.1716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>:
> In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
> testing.
>
> I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up an
> running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are different
> size).
>
> No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i ran
> repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and to
> boot - by no :-(

Of corse, jou removed the bootmanager, who was on the first drive.
Maybe you can repair it with starting up with the Windows-DVD.

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http://jawade.nl/ 1 juni: HexEditor, Diskeditors met MBR-rebuilders!
Bootmanager (+Vista +Linux +Engels), ClrMBR, SDir(DIRsize), POP3lezer,
Console-filebrowser, Kalender, Webtellers en IP-log, USB-stick tester.

 

On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:37:56 +0200, "Lars" <non@non.dk> wrote:

>In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
>testing.
>
>I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up an
>running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are different
>size).
>
>No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i ran
>repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and to
>boot - by no :-(
>

Go into the BIOS and set another boot device. (first thought??)

IOW, it will look to boot from D:\

YMMV

 

Lars wrote:

> In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
> testing.
>
> I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up
> an running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are
> different size).
>
> No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i
> ran repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and
> to boot - by no :-(

As an MVP in here told me, which worked, you may have to run repair twice.

First, with the Vista DVD...get to command line run bootrec /fixboot , then
bootrec /fixmbr ...then back out to menu and run Startup repair.

Reboot.

If it don't boot from the HD ... run Startup Repair again.

 

Vlad-the-Impaler wrote:

> Lars wrote:
>
>> In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
>> testing.
>>
>> I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up
>> an running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are
>> different size).
>>
>> No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i
>> ran repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed
>> and to boot - by no :-(
>
> As an MVP in here told me, which worked, you may have to run repair twice.
>
> First, with the Vista DVD...get to command line run bootrec /fixboot ,
> then bootrec /fixmbr ...then back out to menu and run Startup repair.
>
> Reboot.
>
> If it don't boot from the HD ... run Startup Repair again.

Oh...it may be that you need to turn off the test HD too.

 

The bootloader cannot be replicated this way.

I was able to fixxx many Booting sector issues with Suse Linux GRUB
bootloader, no no no... I am NOt suggesting you need Linux, I just used the
TOOL from SUse Linux DVD, because Windows could nopt handle such serious
problems at the time.
maybe it can now, but 2 years ago I was using Suse Grub.

You need some Booting fix tool, OR you may simply restore that test drive
into booting order, loas Vista for the final time and run Settings Transfer
Wizard, save settings, DESTROY/format that test drive of course make sure
you dont lose any documents.

Then reinstall Vista on normal drive from DVD.
It's impossible to copy didsk to disk in a way you did, you eithe need to
fix booting sectors or reisnatll Vista from zero.

 

Boot with a live distro like Knoppix or Ubuntu. Then when booted see the issue in
the Event Viewer and see if it gives a hint

--
Peter

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"Lars" <non@non.dk> wrote in message news:uP8658G7JHA.1716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for testing.
>
> I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up an
> running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are different size).
>
> No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i ran
> repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and to boot -
> by no :-(
>
>

 

I'm avare of that its the boot manger.
Tried to repair with the windows cd and it says it fixed some problems but
it still won't boot.
I also tried to force a boot on the other harddrive via the bios - same
problem

rgds lars

"Jawade" <Henk_Jawade@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:090613$235652@Jawade.Naaldwijk.nl...
> Op Zaterdag 13 Juni 2009 23:37:56 +0200, schreef Lars <non@non.dk> in
> artikel <uP8658G7JHA.1716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>:
>> In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
>> testing.
>>
>> I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up
>> an
>> running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are
>> different
>> size).
>>
>> No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i
>> ran
>> repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and to
>> boot - by no :-(
>
> Of corse, jou removed the bootmanager, who was on the first drive.
> Maybe you can repair it with starting up with the Windows-DVD.
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groeten, Jawade. Kolibrie Software Tools:
> http://jawade.nl/ 1 juni: HexEditor, Diskeditors met MBR-rebuilders!
> Bootmanager (+Vista +Linux +Engels), ClrMBR, SDir(DIRsize), POP3lezer,
> Console-filebrowser, Kalender, Webtellers en IP-log, USB-stick tester.

 

"Lars" <non@non.dk> wrote in message
news:uP8658G7JHA.1716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> In my PC i have 2 harddrives - one for my current system and one for
> testing.
>
> I installted vista on the test drive and after i got my configuration up
> an running i used Norton Ghost to 'copy disk to disk' (the disks are
> different size).
>
> No my pc won't boot on my 'current' drive: "no boot device avaible" so i
> ran repair with the Vista disk and i was told the problems where fixed and
> to boot - by no :-(
>
>


I ran into a similar problem recently.

Disconnect the drive you don't have Vista on and run the Vista repair.

I don't know why, but the repair process will try to do repair on the drive
that does NOT have Vista on it.