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Sorry--looks like the Ghost 15 and Win7 folks are fishing this weekend!  I, unfortunately, have neither program or OS, so not speaking from direct experience.  That said.....

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I actually don't know if NTLDR is still in use with Win7--but apparently it is!  In WinXP, that error usually meant that the partition layout had been changed on the destination drive from what it was from the original *source* HDD--and the *boot.ini* file was *pointing* to the wrong partition to boot from!

But, *boot.ini* is not used any longer in Win7! 

An HP computer's HDD will usually have 2 or possibly 3 partitions--or now with Win7, there may also be a System Reserve Partition (SRP)--(the SRP partition is where some of the boot files are--they are on a separate partition from the OS partition)--1.  an OS partition, 2.  a Recovery partition with a backup image to restore to the factory fresh software status (this partition may have the SRP files also), and 3.  possibly a Utility partition for trouble shooting, etc.

If you only backed up the OS partition--and/or only restored the OS partition--whatever file tells the boot process where to find the NTLDR file is probably pointing to the wrong partition. 

You could try creating an image of all the partitions--note their order!  And, then restore them in the same order!  At the very least, the partition that has the SRP files needs to be restored along with the OS partition--I've seen reports that Ghost 15 warns folks that that partition needs to be included in as part of the image backup process, and restored along with the OS partition--did you see any such warning(s)?

But, that may not be enough--you may still have to do some type of *Boot Repair* from the Win7 installation disc (which you probably don't have if it's an HP OEM computer--they usually don't include the Win7 installation CD!  If this is the case, this may help:  How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc--(Even if you do not have a Win7 installation disc!)


There could be other boot considerations as well--you may have to wait for someone with actual experience to help with those issues!

i did a image of the current active os = w7. i do have a dual boot system with xp w7 is the default active partition

thanks