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There are many, many reasons Windows will find not to boot. Here are just a couple of odd solutions; | There are many, many reasons Windows will find not to boot. Here are just a couple of odd solutions; | ||
==== Plain Cloning via Acronis (or some other software) or using USB Duplicator Bay ==== | ==== MBR and UEFI Motherboards ==== | ||
If you've got a BOOT and EFI Folder / Directory on a Partition, watch out for a common hole to fall into for systems that boot MBR and UEFI. Remember, both the BOOT (for MBR) and EFI (for UEFI booting) have BCD files. If you're trying to boot via MBR and haven't modified the EFI BCD File, a system might fool you into a frustrating situation if it's booting from the EFI BCD file instead of the BOOT (MBR) BCD file. Manually select the boot device (F12 key on many systems), just to make sure. | |||
====Plain Cloning via Acronis (or some other software) or using USB Duplicator Bay==== | |||
If Windows won't boot, use a boot CD to re-build / re-create the BSD information (MBR or U'EFI). The Windows installation DVD / ISO can be used. OR, one of several WinPE boot CDs out there (descendants of BartPE) like Hirem's Boot CD with a visual BCD Utility like EasyBSD or BootIce. | If Windows won't boot, use a boot CD to re-build / re-create the BSD information (MBR or U'EFI). The Windows installation DVD / ISO can be used. OR, one of several WinPE boot CDs out there (descendants of BartPE) like Hirem's Boot CD with a visual BCD Utility like EasyBSD or BootIce. | ||