Clone primary IDE HDD to secondary using GHOST

The idea is to the image the current Windows XP in C: to another new drive using GHOST. Then use the new drive as C:.

(1) Connecting the new IDE drive as Slave or Secondary (D:)

(2) Format the new disk in Windows XP

(3) Boot up with GHOST and select copy Disk to Disk.

(4) When done replace the C: drive with the new ghosted D: drive

(5) Reboot and all done

Wait .....WTF... Windows XP now caught in the endless loop of login.

After hunting high and low for the solution, I managed to find it in the Internet. To solve this, we need to run ghost with certain parameters: GHOST -FDSZ

Think the problem lies in some sort of disk ID assigned by Windows XP when it access it. So even when the new ghosted disk is set as primary C:, its disk ID still make Windows XP think it is D: drive.

The FDSZ parameter clear away the disk ID.