Small problem after cloning Vista partition
Hi!
I recently cloned "successfully" my laptop hd to a new one with GParted.
Windows Vista runs as before (slowly :( ) but with minor glitch that I'm struggling to repair.
When I install programs or use utility programs that create a restore point they fail to do so even though the
Create Restore Point service is running and I have it configured on the C: partition which is
the partition I cloned.
And all the previous restore points are gone. :(
I however can create a restore point manually by clicking on the create button.
This was (and is) working as normal on my old drive
Can anyone help me with this ?
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
I recently cloned "successfully" my laptop hd to a new one with GParted.
Windows Vista runs as before (slowly :( ) but with minor glitch that I'm struggling to repair.
When I install programs or use utility programs that create a restore point they fail to do so even though the
Create Restore Point service is running and I have it configured on the C: partition which is
the partition I cloned.
And all the previous restore points are gone. :(
I however can create a restore point manually by clicking on the create button.
This was (and is) working as normal on my old drive
Can anyone help me with this ?
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
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Hi!
I will try what mattclarified says and get back to you with the result.
Dan! I bought my HP Pavlion with the Vista system on it and restore/rescue partition (which I deleted after I had created the rescue DVD discs).
Those rescue discs are not usable as they only restore the Vista to the orginal state (wipes the disc of all its data and does a clean install which is
not what I want to do).
I downloaded a Vista Rescuedisc which I used to fix the MBR as I had a dual boot system (Vista and Fedora 10) on the old hd.
I fixed the MBR to see if Vista would start up normally after the cloning procedure which it did. At that time I noticed this problem.
After I saw that Vista booted normally on my new hd I installed Fedora 12 and have again a dual boot system. :)
Do you know what I should check for in the rescue mode ? What commands I should use ?
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
I will try what mattclarified says and get back to you with the result.
Dan! I bought my HP Pavlion with the Vista system on it and restore/rescue partition (which I deleted after I had created the rescue DVD discs).
Those rescue discs are not usable as they only restore the Vista to the orginal state (wipes the disc of all its data and does a clean install which is
not what I want to do).
I downloaded a Vista Rescuedisc which I used to fix the MBR as I had a dual boot system (Vista and Fedora 10) on the old hd.
I fixed the MBR to see if Vista would start up normally after the cloning procedure which it did. At that time I noticed this problem.
After I saw that Vista booted normally on my new hd I installed Fedora 12 and have again a dual boot system. :)
Do you know what I should check for in the rescue mode ? What commands I should use ?
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
it looks like a corrupt os to me, i would run a repair install on it (better yet a fresh install)
check if you can make an install cd : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/237438-44-wanting-make-bootable-vista-install-disk-vista-computer
check if you can make an install cd : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/237438-44-wanting-make-bootable-vista-install-disk-vista-computer
and for the repair : http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html repair Vista
Hi!
I have tried chkdisk /r and that didn't solve the problem.
I don't think that the OS is corrupted. The only thing that doesn't seem to work properly is System Restore.
And the Vista was as slow before the cloning as it is after that process. :(
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
I have tried chkdisk /r and that didn't solve the problem.
I don't think that the OS is corrupted. The only thing that doesn't seem to work properly is System Restore.
And the Vista was as slow before the cloning as it is after that process. :(
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
just test the repair - don't think or assume...
Running repair on Vista didn't solve this.
I guess I will try to upgrade to Windows 7 or do a fresh Windows 7 install.
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
I guess I will try to upgrade to Windows 7 or do a fresh Windows 7 install.
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
if you don't need more help, don't fforget to close this Q
Vista is pretty dodgy when you start clongng it, i would suggest trying the following.
In an elevated command prompt type 'chkdsk /r' (without quotes) it will say something about running it at next boot, say yes and reboot. This can take quite a while to go through so do it before you go out or something. Hopefuly this will work. If not,
Find yourself a Vista disk and boot off of it, let it boot and go to install the OS, it will say that it has detected a previous version and ask if you want to repair it, say YES this should fix all your system files and leave all your files intact.
M@