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I have seen similar messages, and Ghost 2003 does attempt to update *boot.ini* when one restores an image file to a new HDD--but, I'm not sure exactly what setup triggers that error message.

With that error message--did you attempt to boot from that new HDD, and did you boot successfully?  Any error messages?

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So, depending on the user, making an *image* can mean a number of different things--so let's be sure what you did--

1.  did you make a Ghost image file (xxxx.gho) and save it to the slave drive (i.e. *Local > Partition > To Image*)?

2.  or, did you do a direct cloning from partition to partition (i.e. *Local > Partition > To Partition*)?

What is the layout of the original drive--how many partitions--and do you know the physical order of the partitions--i.e. which one is physically first, second, etc.  PartitionMagic will show the *physical* layout in a graphical display.  Some Master Boot Record utilities will show the layout in a text based listing.

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I have looked at the PartitionMagic report--your system does not appear to be *complicated* as far as the partition layout is concerned--your primary HDD has a Primary boot partition, and a second logical data partition. 

But, your second drive has errors that should eventually be corrected, if possible--something appears to have gone wrong during the partitioning of that drive:

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But, that's a separate issue and I don't think it's related to the current topic--so you can start a separate thread for that if you need to later.

But, back to your current problem with Ghost 2003 and *boot.ini*:

*boot.ini* is a text file and can be opened with NotePad--it is in the main root directory of your C:\ drive.  Open it with NotePad, and copy and paste the contents to a followup post here on the forum. 

We need to look at the *boot.ini* that's on your original *source* HDD--I presume you have put that back in your system and you are using that now--correct?

And, we need to look at what has been placed on your *destination* HDD by the Ghost restore procedure--i.e. the new HDD that you attempted to restore the image to.  You can do that a couple different ways: 

a.  you could install that destination HDD in place of the slave HDD long enough to access the root directory of that HDD so you can make a copy of the *boot.ini* file in its root directory so you can post its contents here--put a copy in a sub-directory or different partition from your OS boot drive (i.e. C:\).  You don't want to accidentally over-write your existing good *boot.ini* file in your root directory of C:\  !

b.  or, you can put the destination HDD in place of the original source HDD, boot to DOS, and use this program in DOS:  TeraByte Unlimited Freeware--See *EditBini*.  You could practice on your system with the original source HDD in place to see how the program works.  It will show you the contents of you *boot.ini* file that it finds in the boot HDD.  The program will also allow you to edit the *boot.ini* file if you chose to!

You could boot from the same boot floppy that you used for Ghost 2003, place *EditBini.exe* on a second floppy--if Ghost started automatically, exit back to the DOS A:\ prompt, put the second floppy into the floppy drive and run the *editbini.exe* program.

If you used NotePad on your original HDD's *boot.ini*, you could print that out so you have a copy to compare to what the *editbini.exe* program reports when you look at the *boot.ini* file on that destination drive--so you do not have to write everything down--just note where there are differences!

Again, report the results here--*boot.ini* from your destination HDD.

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Yes!

You must have the default settings for Windows Explorer still set to not show *system* and *hidden* files.

Here's what you need to do to set Windows Explorer folder options to show all files--

Open Windows Explorer, select menu item *Tools/Folder Options...*



Once in *Folder Options*, click on the *View* tab, change the following settings for these entries:

--Put a *check* in the box for:  *Display the contents of system folders*

--Under *Hidden files and folders*, click on the radio button *Show hidden files and folders*

--Un-check the box for:  *Hide extensions for known file types*

--Un-check the box for:  *Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)*





I click on *Apply to All Folders*, and if needed *Apply*, and finally *OK*.  Now, all files should be visible when using Windows Explorer.

Now, we need to see what the *boot.ini* is on the *destination* drive you imaged to....

Reply #4 is the boot.ini file as NightOwl stated.  What needs to be done is to compare the boot.ini of the source (drive from which image was created) to the boot.ini of the destination (drive to which image was restored).  The source and destination boot.ini files should be the same.

Note it is unnecessary to create a separate partition to save an image to, and all need be done is save the image to existing drive or folder on existing drive.  Are you sure you didn't backup the old C drive using the "drive to partition" option in Ghost and then use the "partition to drive" option to restore in Ghost?