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severdhed:
depending on how bad it is, the chkdsk /r may fix it enough to get it to boot.  if not, you boot from the CD, and start setup..and do a repair installation of windows..this will keep your data intact
Flake:
So if I run a repair installation from the startup disk on my NEW cloned HD, this should fix any problems I have while keeping ALL my files/programs/general settings intact?  If this is the case, why would I even bother trying to run the "chkdsk /r" on the new cloned HD and just go straight to the repair installation?
KissMyWookie:
A repair install will overwrite any service packs, hotfixes or other patches you have on your system - meaning you'll have to reinstall all of those after repairing ... which takes a long time and is a hassle.

Have you not done a "chkdsk /r" on the original disk yet?
If you have, then there's no point in running it again on the cloned drive.
Flake:
Yea I already ran a "chkdsk /r" on the bad drive.  Its only gets to about 35% and says there is some unknown or unrecoverable error.....blah....blah....

So I'm going to have to do repair intall of windows then huh?  I guess thats a better alternative than using Acronis to bring me back to square one with no Mame/other emulators/CP wizard/Cab Vol...setup on it.

I'm assuming Mame/other emulators/CP wizard/Cab Vol will still be there after a repair installation is run from the XP install CD?
severdhed:
you should still run the chkdsk /r on the cloned drive, because it couldn't succesfully run on the old one.  if you clone it and run chkdsk /r, it may be enough to get you back up and running...without doing a repair install. 

if it does come to a repair install, your data and programs should be intact, but you will have to install all service packs and windows updates.  still alot better than starting from scratch
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