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    Thumbs down HOWTO: Move/Copy Windows XP to another Partition

    The following is mainly based on Michael Dominok's tutorial on how to fork an XP installation with Linux [1] who gives more details than I do here. Details on how to move a partition using Windows can be found in [2].

    PROBLEM

    I wanted to copy my entire system, including both a Ubuntu and a Windows XP partition to a new, bigger harddrive and change the order of partitions. I used my old harddrive in an external USB case (/dev/sdb), the new one was installed in my laptop.

    PROCEDURE

    There are many tutorials on how to copy a Linux partition (e.g. with live CD Ubuntu or Knoppix). Summary: create partition with fdisk or gparted, copy partition using "dd if=/dev/sdb1 of=/dev/sda2" (sdb1=source, sda2=destination), use "resize2fs /dev/sda2" to adapt the partition to its new size (if target partition is bigger than source), adapt "/boot/grup/menu.lst" on target partition and (re-)install grub properly.

    To move a Windows XP installation is a little more work but still easy if you know what to do. My XP partition was to be moved from /dev/sdb1 to /dev/sda2. A prerequisite for the following steps is that the target partition has been created already, e.g. using fdisk or gparted. You can perform the following steps by using the already installed Linux.


    1. Prepare Windows XP

    You NEED to reset Window's information about mounted partitions before you move it! Use "regedit" and delete all entries in
    "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices". This does not harm Windows since Windows rebuilds these entries on the next startup.

    Since I forgot to do this at first, I had to do this as a last step. I exchanged the harddisks again and booted the "old" Windows installation. Here, I did the regestry editing as described above. Then I exchanged the harddisks again and copied the relevant registry file from the old to the new partition, which is C:\Windows\system32\config\system. You might want to do a backup of the old "system" file, just in case.

    In case you forgot the above step:

    Method 1 - the Windows way:
    Since I forgot to do this at first, I had to do this as a last step. I exchanged the harddisks again and booted the "old" Windows installation. Here, I did the registry editing as described above. Then I exchanged the harddisks again and copied the relevant registry file from the old to the new partition, which is C:\Windows\system32\config\system. You might want to do a backup of the old "system" file, just in case.

    Method 2 - the Linux way:
    I could not find a way how to modify the registry by using "wine", but you can use "chntpw" (apt-get install chntpw) which is a simple opensource command line registry editor ("?" gives help output):
    Code:
    chntpw <PATH-TO-WINDOWS>/system32/config/system
    ls
    cd MountedDevices
    ls
    delallv
    q
    I could not find a way how to modify the registry by using "wine".


    2. Copy the Windows Partition

    In [1], ntfsclone is used. Alternatively, you can use gparted. I simply used "dd". This takes a while and doesn't produce any output, so don't wonder:

    Code:
    dd if=/dev/sdb1 of=/dev/sda2

    3. Modify Windows Boot sectors

    Taken from [1]:
    Now, the boot-sectors of the newly cloned XP-partition have to be
    modified. The partition(s) in front of the new ones have to be
    "skipped". This is done by inserting an offset into the partitions
    boot-sector. But first we've got to determine where they start. "fdisk
    -ul /dev/hda" shows:

    Code:
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/hda1   *          63    40965749    20482843+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/hda2        40965750    81979694    20506972+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/hda3        81979695   122993639    20506972+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/hda4       122993640   181582694    29294527+   5  Extended
    /dev/hda5       122993703   181582694    29294496   83  Linux
    The interesting values are listed in the "Start"-column but have to be
    converted into hexadecimal and rearranged in order. "printf "0x%llx\n"
    40965750" printfs 40965750 in hexadecimal format "0x2711676"
    "printf "%x" 40965750" would have done, too.
    The hexadecimal value "2711676" has to be rearranged further. The digits
    have to skewed by pairs following this method: "0xABCDEFGH => GH EF CD AB"
    For "2711676" this results in "76167102"
    Since we've got 4 pairs to skew but only 7 digits available we simply
    add a leading 0. This is as neutral in the hexadecimal system as it is
    in the more familiar decimal system.
    Now "76167102" has to be inserted into hda2s boot-sector. That's done
    with "hexedit /dev/hda2"
    Move the cursor to position "0x1c" and type in "76 16 71 02", then
    save&quit with "<STRG>-X"

    If you copied the source partition to a bigger destination partition, a resizing of the file system is necessary. This is described further down in point 6.


    4. Adapt Boot Manager "grub"

    If the partition number has changed (e.g. you copied from partition number 3 to 2 (counting from 1, independent of the disk), edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and add or set the right partition for the windows installation, which is (h0,1) for /dev/sda2 (disk 0, partition 1), in my case:

    Code:
    title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    root		(hd0,1)
    savedefault
    makeactive
    chainloader	+1

    5. Adapt Window's BOOT.INI

    What has been done for the grub menu needs to be done for Window's boot loader as well. Mount the new Windows partition (/dev/sda2 in my case) and edit c:\BOOT.INI to use the right partition number which is "partition(1)" in my case (for /dev/hda2, [1] uses partition(2) though):

    Code:
    [boot loader]
    timeout=30
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
    [operating systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP on sda2" /fastdetect
    /NoExecute=OptIn

    6. Adapting the file system size to the partition (resizing)

    ntfsresize is an opensource tool to resize ntfs partition in Linux. This should NOT be used at this point. Using this tool can render your windows partition unusable. I don't know the exact reason, but when I applied it, a user session was immediately logged out after logging in to windows. Several attempts to solve this problem did not succeed (replacing userinit.exe, checking userinit.exe registry entry, renaming the disk ID with hexedit ("disk has been before"-effect)). I cannot tell whether this only happend because I forced the ntfsresize (-f -b), although ntfsresize gave warnings about bad sectors.

    The windows partition should be able to boot by now. The last step is to boot windows and execute:
    Code:
    chkdsk /f /r"
    Windows will tell you that it needs to reboot to execute this step. chkdsk removes all existing ntfs inconsistencies and resizes your file system to the partition size.


    7. Done


    Enjoy! I hope it works for you as nicely as it worked for me.



    [1] Michael Dominok: "How to fork a XP-installation", 2005, www.dominok.net/en/it/en.it.clonexp.html
    [2] "Move an entire Windows installation", http://winhlp.com/node/66
    Last edited by habicht; July 20th, 2009 at 12:15 PM. Reason: added some more hints

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    :Request move to Tutorials/Tips section, it's not meant to be here:

    Nice tutorial, however.

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    Worked for me, thank you very much

    However, I had to skip step 3 as I could not locate line 0x1C in the editor for some reason.

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    Awesome - just what I needed - works great!!

    Be sure to read the directions carefully on step #3. I got hung up on this and once I did it correctly - no problems!

    ~J

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    Smile Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    Hi,
    Great tutorial. I encountered the login/logout loop problem you describe in (6), but used the chntpw code in (1) to fix it.
    What I did (before seeing this tutorial) was create a new ntfs partition on a different HDD using Partition Editor in Ubuntu 9.04 and then simply dd it across. I modified the Grub menu.1st file accordingly and booted into windows. Everything worked fine, so back in Ubuntu I used Partition Editor to delete the old windows boot partition (C: in windows), resized and moved the other ntfs patition (D: in windows) to tidy things up and re-booted.
    This all worked without a hitch. Windows would boot and present a login screen, but when I logged in it would flash that it was applying user settings and then log off. Safe Mode was the same, but using the code for chntpw in (1) fixed it.
    Thanks heaps. I would be interested to know if someone could shed some light on why this happens. It seems a bit weird that windows would boot, but because the volume information in the MountedDevices key in regedit is out of date it won't log in.

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    ya great tips... it works i applied .. i forgot some steps in starting .but after that that it worked ..thanks for sharing

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    Re: HOWTO: Move/Copy Windows XP to another Partition

    Great I'll test it next time I'll move a windows partition, can this be done by moving the files vs the whole partition ?

    Also a script/tool that does thoses steps would be helpful too

    --
    http://rzr.online.fr/q/part
    # http://rzr.online.fr/q/apt # test my deb's please
    # http://rzr.online.fr/q/ubuntu # contribs docs etc
    # http://rzr.online.fr/q/unicorn # works for me
    # http://go.cur.lv/files# files to be shared or email me

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    Hello. Thanks for this tutorial.
    Unfortunately, I have come up against a brick wall and need some help.

    I recently upgraded my PC and want to migrate my partitions from my old IDE disk to a 500GB SATA.

    I had no problems at all moving my Ubuntu partition, but XP is causing me no end of trouble.
    It is a matter of principle (and bull-headedness) to not have ******* in the primary partition.
    It's getting pretty old now and I'd like to get rid of it soon anyway. But unfortunately, for the time being I need it for work.

    I created a NTFS partition, using fdisk. Then copied the partition across using dd.
    I modified the boot sectors as per step 3, then ran update-grub2.

    Step 5 had me stumped for a while. My XP partition is #3 but, because I have an extended partition at #2, I had to set BOOT.INI to (2).

    I can now get to the Windows bootloader, but no matter what selection I make, a message on a blue screen flashes up (too briefly to read what it says) then the computer reboots.

    Please help, I am almost at my wits end.


    I have attached my fdisk and Bootinfo script output, if that helps..


    Code:
    craig@Ximinez:~$ sudo fdisk -l 
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000ad666
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sda1   *           1       24859   199679886   83  Linux
    /dev/sda2           24860       25496     5116702+   5  Extended
    /dev/sda3   *       25497       30673    41583616+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda4           55702       60801    40965750    7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda5           24860       25496     5116671   82  Linux swap / Solaris
    Code:
                    Boot Info Script 0.55    dated February 15th, 2010                    
    
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
    
     => Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in 
        partition #1 for /boot/grub.
    
    sda1: _________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  Ubuntu 9.10
        Boot files/dirs:   /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab 
                           /boot/grub/core.img
    
    sda2: _________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       Extended Partition
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sda5: _________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       swap
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sda3: _________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows XP
        Boot sector info:  According to the info in the boot sector, sda3 has 
                           79312841 sectors, but according to the info from 
                           fdisk, it has 83167232 sectors.
        Operating System:  Windows 98
        Boot files/dirs:   /boot.ini /ntldr /ntdetect.com /IO.SYS /MSDOS.SYS
    
    sda4: _________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows XP
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:   
    
    =========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
    
    Drive: sda ___________________ _____________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000ad666
    
    Partition  Boot         Start           End          Size  Id System
    
    /dev/sda1    *             63   399,359,834   399,359,772  83 Linux
    /dev/sda2         399,359,835   409,593,239    10,233,405   5 Extended
    /dev/sda5         399,359,898   409,593,239    10,233,342  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sda3    *    409,593,240   492,760,472    83,167,233   7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda4         894,836,565   976,768,064    81,931,500   7 HPFS/NTFS
    
    
    blkid -c /dev/null: ____________________________________________________________
    
    Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL                         
    
    /dev/sda1        8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393   ext4       Ubuntu                        
    /dev/sda3        465C0C6D5C0C5A57                       ntfs       XP                            
    /dev/sda4        F6F0B117F0B0DF55                       ntfs       NTFS                          
    /dev/sda5        20c67cf5-2515-4db1-80f1-1fcbe2b036c6   swap       swap                          
    
    ============================ "mount | grep ^/dev  output: ===========================
    
    Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options
    
    /dev/sda1        /                        ext4       (rw,errors=remount-ro)
    
    
    =========================== sda1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
    
    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
    #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
    #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
    #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
    
    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    #
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
    # array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
    default		0
    
    ## timeout sec
    # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
    # (normally the first entry defined).
    timeout		3
    
    ## hiddenmenu
    # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
    hiddenmenu
    
    # Pretty colours
    #color cyan/blue white/blue
    
    ## password ['--md5'] passwd
    # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
    # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
    # command 'lock'
    # e.g. password topsecret
    #      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
    # password topsecret
    
    #
    # examples
    #
    # title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
    # root		(hd0,0)
    # makeactive
    # chainloader	+1
    #
    # title		Linux
    # root		(hd0,1)
    # kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
    #
    
    #
    # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
    
    ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
    ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
    
    ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
    
    ## ## Start Default Options ##
    ## default kernel options
    ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
    ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
    ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
    ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
    ##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
    ##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
    # kopt=root=UUID=8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393 ro
    
    ## default grub root device
    ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
    # groot=8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    
    ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. alternative=true
    ##      alternative=false
    # alternative=true
    
    ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockalternative=true
    ##      lockalternative=false
    # lockalternative=false
    
    ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
    ## alternatives
    ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
    # defoptions=quiet splash
    
    ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockold=false
    ##      lockold=true
    # lockold=false
    
    ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenhopt=
    
    ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenkopt=console=tty0
    
    ## altoption boot targets option
    ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
    ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
    ##      altoptions=(recovery) single
    # altoptions=(recovery mode) single
    
    ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
    ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
    ## alternative kernel options
    ## e.g. howmany=all
    ##      howmany=7
    # howmany=all
    
    ## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
    ## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
    ## e.g. indomU=detect
    ##      indomU=true
    ##      indomU=false
    # indomU=detect
    
    ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
    ## e.g. memtest86=true
    ##      memtest86=false
    # memtest86=true
    
    ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
    ## can be true or false
    # updatedefaultentry=false
    
    ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
    ## can be true or false
    # savedefault=false
    
    ## ## End Default Options ##
    
    title		Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-17-generic
    uuid		8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393 ro quiet splash 
    initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
    
    title		Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-17-generic (recovery mode)
    uuid		8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393 ro  single
    initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
    
    title		Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic
    uuid		8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393 ro quiet splash 
    initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
    
    title		Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)
    uuid		8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393 ro  single
    initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
    
    title		Chainload into GRUB 2
    root		8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    kernel		/boot/grub/core.img
    
    title		Ubuntu 9.10, memtest86+
    uuid		8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
    
    ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    
    =========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
    
    #
    # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
    #
    # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
    # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
    #
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
      have_grubenv=true
      load_env
    fi
    set default="0"
    if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
      saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
      save_env saved_entry
      prev_saved_entry=
      save_env prev_saved_entry
    fi
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd0,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
    set gfxmode=640x480
      insmod gfxterm
      insmod vbe
      if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
        # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
        # understand terminal_output
        terminal gfxterm
      fi
    fi
    if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
      set timeout=-1
    else
      set timeout=5
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd0,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    insmod tga
    if background_image /usr/share/images/grub/Lake_mapourika_NZ.tga ; then
      set color_normal=white/black
      set color_highlight=light-red/black
    else
      set menu_color_normal=white/black
      set menu_color_highlight=black/white
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-19-generic" {
            recordfail=1
            if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
    	set quiet=1
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd0,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro   quiet splash
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
    }
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-19-generic (recovery mode)" {
            recordfail=1
            if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd0,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro single 
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
    }
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic" {
            recordfail=1
            if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
    	set quiet=1
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd0,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro   quiet splash
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
    }
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic (recovery mode)" {
            recordfail=1
            if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd0,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro single 
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
    }
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" {
            recordfail=1
            if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
    	set quiet=1
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd0,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro   quiet splash
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
    }
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
            recordfail=1
            if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd0,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8d4327d9-e39c-4827-987a-6a5bb1f91393
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro single 
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
    	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
    }
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
    	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda3)" {
    	insmod ntfs
    	set root=(hd0,3)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 465c0c6d5c0c5a57
    	drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    	chainloader +1
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
    # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
    # menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
    # the 'exec tail' line above.
    ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
    
    =============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================
    
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
    # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
    # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
    #
    # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
    proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
    /dev/sda1	/               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
    /dev/sda2	none            swap    sw              0       0
    
    /dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    #/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    
    # ReadyNAS
    //readynas/media /media/readynas cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
    
    # Rio Karma DAP
    #/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Rio_Rio_Karma_0000000000000000-part2    /media/karma    omfs    fmask=0133,dmask=022,user,noauto    0   0
    
    =================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
    
    
       1.6GB: boot/grub/core.img
       1.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
       3.8GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
        .1GB: boot/grub/stage2
        .8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
        .8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
       1.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
        .5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
        .6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
       1.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic
       1.3GB: initrd.img
        .8GB: initrd.img.old
       1.1GB: vmlinuz
        .6GB: vmlinuz.old
    
    ================================ sda3/boot.ini: ================================
    
    [boot loader]
    timeout=30
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
    [operating systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

    Thanks,
    Craig
    Last edited by rijidij; March 4th, 2010 at 10:22 AM. Reason: Collapsed long code sections

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    Craig, I have the same problem, did you solve yours. The message just after passing the xp boot.ini menu is referring to the windows documentation for more information.

    My setup is perhaps even more odd than yours:
    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sda1 * 2 60801 488376000 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
    /dev/sda5 2 15299 122881153+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda6 * 15300 28047 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda7 28048 59918 256003776 7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda8 59919 60801 7092666 82 Linux swap / Solaris

    where sda6 is the new XP partition.
    Perhaps I need to reorganize the partitions into 1-5 instead of 1,5-8 in order to make XP boot...

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    Re: HOWTO: Moving/Copying Windows XP to another Partition

    Hi, sorry about the delay in replying, but I've been busy trying to get this to work...

    Eventually, I did have some success.
    I thought the extended partition might have been causing problems, so I re-arranged my disk with primary only, linux-swap at the end.
    Here is the new configuration:
    Code:
    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000ad666
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sda1   *           1       24859   199679886   83  Linux
    /dev/sda2           24860       35255    83505870    7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda3           35256       60114   199679917+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda4           60115       60801     5518327+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
    I eventually concluded that moving from IDE to SATA was the root cause of my problem.
    I could get to Window's boot loader, but no further. I assumed that it didn't have the correct drivers.
    So I booted from the XP install CD and did a "repair" install.
    i.e. Hit 'enter', not 'R'. Let it discover the existing installation, then select the option to repair it.
    This eventually got me to the login screen but of course, due to the hardware changes, I had to re-activate XP.
    Unfortunately when I tried to do this online, the network wasn't set up and it kept trying to make a dial-up connection. So I had no option but to do it the old fashioned way - over the phone.

    Anyway, for what it's worth, I now have XP running on my new hard drive.
    And not in the first partition!

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