Ghost NT to different hardware
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Original Message
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Name: Kayla Smith
Date: September 26, 2002 at 08:34:03 Pacific
Subject: Ghost NT to different hardware
OS: Windows NT 4.0
CPU/Ram: 600 MHZ 128 MB RAM
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Comment: I have a Windows NT workstation that I need to make an exact image of on different hardware. I created a ghost image of it, installed it on the other computer and when I try to boot, I get the BSOD. The error is Inaccessible Boot Device. I am suspecting it is because of the driver for the hard drive. Does anyone know how I can accomplish this? Please let me know. Thanks!
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Response Number 1
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Name: serge
Date: September 26, 2002 at 11:06:17 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)When you try to install a Ghost image to a differant machine with differant hardware, you will get a BSOD almost every time. A clean install is your best bet. Serge
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Response Number 2
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Name: Maurice Reed
Date: September 27, 2002 at 02:43:09 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I agree, we use ghost so that we can drop a new image on to a PC if the need arises. The key thing is that the PCs have the same basic spec i.e. the major components are the same such as; same chipset, same video controllers, same NIC and same audio controller. Minor components such as; disk drives/CD-ROMs, mouse & monitors are so crucial.
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Response Number 3
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Name: Tim Hyde
Date: September 27, 2002 at 05:11:38 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)This could help. I've moved a 2000 image to another system. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q249694
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Response Number 4
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Name: Tim Hyde
Date: September 27, 2002 at 05:24:07 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Actually this is the one that I meant to send. This is the process that I used and it worked great. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q271965&LN=EN-GB&SD=gn&FR=0
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Response Number 5
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Name: Nick
Date: September 30, 2002 at 07:52:01 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)If you know what HD driver the new machine has add it to the original NT installation. Take a new ghost image of the original installation with the extra HD driver for the new machine on it. The ghost image should then work on the new machine with out the unwanted BSOD feature.
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