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  1. 09-01-2004, 11:32 AM #1
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  2. 09-01-2004, 11:43 AM #2
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    Is this just a hd to the system or putting the OS on a new HD?
    What does control panel\system\system restore tab show?
    Newest comp DFI nf2 ultra xp1500-m @223*10.5 or XP2500-M barton @230*10.5
    new comp- 8RDA+, xp2100 TbredB @202*11, 2*twinmos 3200 (non winbond), 9700 pro, Maxtor 9 plus 80gb &120GB, Hitachi CML174SWB 17" LCD
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  3. 09-01-2004, 11:48 AM #3
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    It was a swap. All files including the OS was copied with the installation disk from Seagate. Everything else is running fine. I cannot open System Recovery in the control panel either.
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  4. 09-01-2004, 01:03 PM #4
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    Can only suggest you do a repair installation of winXP.
    Newest comp DFI nf2 ultra xp1500-m @223*10.5 or XP2500-M barton @230*10.5
    new comp- 8RDA+, xp2100 TbredB @202*11, 2*twinmos 3200 (non winbond), 9700 pro, Maxtor 9 plus 80gb &120GB, Hitachi CML174SWB 17" LCD
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  6. 01-01-2005, 02:32 PM #5
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    Sorry for ressurecting an old thread, but I runned into the same problem. But I found the correction. The system restore uses a machine ID. So if you copy your system partition to another hard disk, will eventually change you machine ID. All you need is to change the old machine ID for a new one in the system32/restore. Open the MachineGuID.txt, it contains the old ID. It is the same found in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/SystemRestore/Cfg/Machineguid. Run the srdiag.exe in the restore folder, it´ll create several logs. Open the SR-ChgLog.LOG and look for the new ID in the first line e.g:

    ChangeLog Enumeration for Drive [C:\] Volume \\?\Volume{ff512663-5053-11d9-bbee-00085417a736} \

    Pick this new ID and place it in the MachineGuID.txt, deleting the old one. Also change in the Machineguid registry key. Reboot the system and everything should be fine!

    Cheers!
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