I've got one more computer problem for you guys. Here's what happened.

I used Norton Ghost to copy a harddrive (C to E). Then i removed C and installed E as a primary drive. so when i boot from E, all i can see is the following screen. The computer does not get hanged, as it responds to NUM lock, CAPS lock, and SCROLL lock. But nothing really happens after this screen. I waited for about 15-20 minutes, still i see the same screen.

This E works fine when i reinstall windows XP from a CD in another computer.

Folks, I need your suggestions, opinions, and help!

where are all the computer pros??

anyone!

Hmm.. so the cloning didn't work eh!! Blaming it on Symantec? They're going downhill anyways. Heard McAfee is taking over, coz' they're better Heuristic scanners.Anyways, setting all that aside:

As far as I can say, it's either the user error, or the Disk error, than the application itself. User error, because there might be a step or two you might have missed ( I do that all the time !)

Disk Error, because certain sector(s) of the disk might have been damaged. I agree, you can still install XP on the same disk through CD.. -- but remember, cloning is bringing lot more than just the OS applications and settings, which require more disk space and your xxxx000xx sector might have been damaged, and the startup application could have been stuck there.

So, here's what my suggestion goes like:
Since you have your Original Disk "c" on hand, run the Ghosting one more time and see how that goes.

If problem persists, go for one of the two choices:
-Use a different Software (if you think it's the Symantec that's thumbing you down)
-Buy a new generic disk and copy the image to it.

OR
-Set that 'E' disk as a Secondary Master, and drag n' drop the files/folder from C:\ to it. At least you can get your data transferred, even though the installed applications don't get transferred !

OR
-If you happen to be a 'Piracy supporter', grab a commercial backup tool, and copy the 'binaries' of C:\ and Push 'em to E:\

Hope that helps -- Sorry, I'm not a Hardware Zealot anymore.

G'Luck Slash !!
~@~

are you transferring image from ntfs partition or fat 32? if it is ntfs the new hdd has to be equal or greater than the old hdd.
log on safe mode and uninstall the display driver and than restart when logged normally install the display driver again.

and one more thing you have to copy the whole drive not only the partition. though Norton ghost has partition copy features it does not always work.

OK i solved the problem.

The problem happens to be with Norton Ghost, not my harddrive.

I used Acronis True Image and I got no problems loading windows after that!

Saajha, Democratic,
Thanks for your help!

I dont exactly know what was the problem with norton ghost.

First i used Norton Ghost 10. I cloned the drive fine but when i boot it i saw the above screen.

Then i used Norton Ghost 12, it didnt even complete the cloning process. It got stuck when it said "99% complete, 2 seconds remaining" I waiting for an hour, but still it showed 2 seconds remaining....

However, when i used Acronis the cloning process was completed without any problems. And i had no problems booting from the new drive.

I hope this info helps you, Suike!