Felix Miata wrote:
"used dd to bring over original"
That is a true clone, which includes the partition identifier Windows uses (which may be a UUID). With 2 disks in the system, one of which matches the device ID, Windows is apparently choosing the partition with the matching device ID. It wouldn't be unreasonable to think another component may be sector count and/or start/end sectors may also be in the registry as some sort of backup data confirming the original as an ostensibly correct choice between the twins available.
I have done this proceedure before, on an older ThinkPad that had XP. I had absolutely no problem at all. Also, it only tries to boot the 2nd drive when it's connected. When there's no 2nd drive, it fails to even attempt to load Windows. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org