[After Cloning]

Thanks for the reply Pete. This is exactly the response I was looking for, but not hoping for. I used HDClone for the process and did not take my C: drive out before rebooting. I read somewhere that that is what I needed to do. Can I not just put everything back on C and try the process again? Your help is much appreciated.

Ah were to start

Does this point you in the right direction?

E:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\Program Files\CenturyTel\Home Network Manager\AffinegyService.exe

Yep, when you cloned things, the registry still points to C: not E: for things like program files.

You probably did not clone, you copied? And as such things won't boot since the boot sector and boot loader are on C: not E but you still need C because the registry is all wrong.

You could remove C:

Set E as primary master so it is the new C:

THen boot to your XP install cd and boot to the recovery console

Do the following commands in order one at a time waiting for each to finish.

fixmbr

fixboot

bootcfg

Now remove the cd and restart and it should boot to the cloned install.

Of course now all the things which point to programs and services as E: (look through your hijackthis log) will no longer work.

I think at this point your best option is to back up all your data to removable media and do a clean install.

[After Cloning]

I have recently cloned C: drive to E: drive and am having some issues, ie. freezing every 5 minutes. Also, if I disconnect drive C windows will not start. I am up for any suggestions. Thanks.