On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:18:51 +0800 george olson <grglsn765@gmail.com> wrote: <snipped
I think I may have a bigger problem now. For some reason I cannot boot into windows at all. It gives the initial windows splash screen for vista, which is just the little bar at the bottom middle of the screen moving side to side, and then there is a blue screen flash, and the boot sequence starts all over again.
When you wrote that you'd imaged the 320 GB drive onto a 500 GB drive I was concerned that you would run into this problem. What you're trying to do can certainly be done. But you need to first create the larger Windows partitions on the new drive, using Windows tools. Then (e.g. using clonezilla) clone the original Windows partitions into their larger counterparts on the new drive. When done this way, Windows will not fail to boot. Instead, it will recognize that it is booting from a different drive and demand to be activated again. At this point, you should be able to proceed with the Linux installation without complications. Under the circumstances, if I were you, I would just reinstall the 320 GB hard drive and start over, beginning with preparing the Windows partitions on the new drive using Windows tools. good luck! Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org