Windows XP Pro Boot Problem

[Atomic Rooster]

After installing a new Seagate 250GB SATA drive and ghosting/copying the contents of the old 160GB IDE drive to it, I get a select which windows installation to boot to at startup. It give the two options as Windows (default) and Windows (default). The old drive has since been reformatted and is being used for data storage.

Here is what my boot.ini contains:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\window s
[operating systems]

This is the sample boot.ini that they show in the Windows KB for XP Pro:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
/fastdetect

Mine is missing the entry after [operating systems]. Should I add that last part?

 

[hardcandy2]

I wonder if the Master Boot record got transferred over? You may have to create a MBR partition if the ghost image does not contain one.
"Boot from the windows XP CD, press the "R" key in the setup in order to start the restoration console. Select your windows XP installation from the list, and enter the administrator password.
Enter the command: "FIXMBR" (without the quotes) at the input prompt and confirm the next question with a "Y" (without the quotes). Use exit to restore the computer."

Read this article first, Microsoft article on recovery console