Try MBRtool and have a reset the diskmanager signature bytes.

So far, 8 out of 10 it works.

Joep

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"Spammay Blockay" <SPAMBLOCKER@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a dual-boot system (Windows 2000 Pro & Slackware).
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my main drive in my laptop from a 40GB to 60GB
drive.
> I've tried cloning the old drive using both DriveImage 7 and just using
> my Linux boot CD to make a 1-to-1 copy (the second, I know, is not a good
> strategy, given different disk geometries).
>
> What happens when Windows boots (and it *does* boot) on the cloned drive
is,
> it gets to the login screen, I log in, and then, after some disk access,
> it says "Saving settings" and then gives me the login screen again.
>
> Anybody seen this behavior? I'm assuming it can't find some important
> system files, but I don't see why it would boot in the first place if
> it couldn't find them.
>
> My setup is as follows:
>
> C: FAT Primary partition with BootMagic on it
> D: Windows 2000 Pro partition (NTFS) (logical)
> E: NTFS partition (logical)
> - Linux boot partition (logical)
> - Linux Swap partition (logical)
> - Linux partition (logical)
>
> Linux boots without any problems (of course :-) ).
>
> Any ideas out there?
>
> - Tim
>
> P.S. For the cross-posted linux groups, I ask here because many of you use
> a dual-boot scenario, and may have encountered this before.
>
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