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How to copy the boot option from a different installation

Hi Experts,

Few months ago I created an image of a windows XP pro C: Drive in order to replace the failing HD. few days ago I messed up the boot section of the new drive and I can't figure out how to fix it, I tried all the possible solutions online to fix the bootable partition. I still have the original drive and would like to copy the boot section from the old drive to the new one. how can I accomplish that in order to have my windows XP boot again.
Currently, when I try to boot the corrupted drive, it tells me that there is no bootable device.
I tried bootcfg, scandsk, fixmbr, fixboot.. no success.

If I pug this drive as a slave on another computer I can see all the files on it , it just don't want to boot.

Any help would be appreciate,
Thanks
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Thanks for your responses guys.
I ended up reloading the OS on another drive. now I still would like to troubleshoot this issue.

Nobus, I did and still had the same issue

Noxcho, I think I did all you suggested . but just t be clear how do I verify each of your step top make sure I got it right?

David
You can slave the original drive to anither system and check with the drive if it has the files I mentioned.
Or you boot the machine with this drive alone connected from a Paragon Rescue Kit Free and use its Boot Corrector to check if the partition is active and recognized by Boot Corrector.
Taverny - what did you do?  (there were 2 suggestions in last post)
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sorry for late response. I have a little time now to try again. I am gonna download virtual box and try again to fix it from there.
I thouggt you were working with physical machine, how are you going to fix it via virtual box?
Taverny - what did you do?  (there were 2 suggestions in last post)
i cannot know if you don't tell us what you did
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I am sorry I haven't get back to you. I had to do a fresh install and I actually backup the whole drive into a Virtual image and I was planning to try to fix it by making it bootable. I guess this project is put on the side until have some free time to play again with it.
Thank you for your help.
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Try adding the files to a bootable CD and try booting from the CD, this is what i would do in my own opinion.