Cloned HDD windows 8 won't boot

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Hi, I just cloned my HDD which had windows 8 pre installed on it to a new HDD. The cloning process went great the only problem i am having is that the newly cloned HDD can not boot on its own. I would like to know If there is anything I can do to change the new HDD to be the boot drive. If anyone could please help that would be great Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
You need to enter the BIOS and set this new HDD to be the first boot device
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
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    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
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    MSI-Z97
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    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
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My Computer

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  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Hi, I just cloned my HDD which had windows 8 pre installed on it to a new HDD. The cloning process went great the only problem i am having is that the newly cloned HDD can not boot on its own. I would like to know If there is anything I can do to change the new HDD to be the boot drive. If anyone could please help that would be great Thanks.

I tried cloning my Windows 8 installation to another disk using Paragon Migrate OS to SSD, but like with you, the cloned HDD wouldn't boot. I later read that the Paragon software isn't compatible with Windows 8, but will be with next update. Could be the same reason you weren't successful as well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower
    CPU
    i5 2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    128 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
    128 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
    1 Tb Western Digital Caviar Black HDD
    PSU
    1000 watt Coolermaster modular
    Case
    Coolermaster Haf X full tower
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitec M310 USB cordless
    Internet Speed
    1.5 mb/s download 300 kb/s upload
Paragon are slow with that then.

My copy of HDM includes migrate function. It is fine with win 8.

Paragon Hard Disk Manager Server - Overview

How about Aomei Backuper? Have you tried that on Windows 8 yet? I just installed it on my Windows 7 disk, per your post about the giveaway on Seven Forums, thank you, and it works like a charm, but I haven't tried it on 8 yet.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower
    CPU
    i5 2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    128 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
    128 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
    1 Tb Western Digital Caviar Black HDD
    PSU
    1000 watt Coolermaster modular
    Case
    Coolermaster Haf X full tower
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitec M310 USB cordless
    Internet Speed
    1.5 mb/s download 300 kb/s upload
I did use aomei to do the clone but where it shows my hdd's in aomei interface the original hdd says boot under the status tab and the newly cloned hdd says nothing in the status tab. I went into the uefi to set it as the bootable hdd but it doesn't have that option.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
Yes, Aomei Backuper is great.

Of course it doesn't have the fancy extras of a paid program.

Everything most people need is there.

Here it is in windows eight pe :

pe4-aomei-backuper.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I did not use the Aomei Backuper I use their partition assistant and here is a screen shot, Disk 1 is the original hdd and disk 2 is the new cloned hdd notice how on the status tab it says boot on disk ones OS but not on disk 2. Screenshot (2).png
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
The 'Boot' designation means that is the OS that is currently running.

Change the hard drive boot order in your BIOS to check if the cloned drive will boot up.
You can also select which HDD/OS to boot from by using the one time boot selector when you start the computer, mine is F12 but yours may be different. Look for it when your system starts or check your computer or motherboard manual.

If you can't change the cloned HDD to boot then it needs the correct partition to be marked 'Active'.
You can check in Windows Disk Management to confirm but, it should be the 'System' partition on your GPT drives.

What computer do you have?
Since you have the 'Windows RE' partition it looks like an OEM system.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    76~2.0
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
    Memory
    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA VT2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
    PSU
    Corsair HX650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Scout
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    CM Sentinel
    Internet Speed
    Abysmal
    Browser
    Opera Next
    Other Info
    Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
    Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
The HDD i am cloning was off an HP envy but the clone is going in my custom rig. I finally got the cloned hdd to boot but now i have another issue I am getting error code 0xc0000225 and its telling me that win32/winload.efi is missing or damaged on the cloned hdd. It is not missing I made sure to check but I was reading that I need to use the repair tool that comes on the installation disk which brings me to my next issue. I do not have a disk. I did not receive any disks when I purchased the original pc from the store, all the recovery and repair tools seem to be on the hdd and I cannot access them without booting windows in the first place. Any suggestions or should I try to boot from a cd or usb and attemp to repair?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
If the new system boots you should be able to make a repair disc from inside Windows (they call it a recovery disc) but it is actually a repair disc which has the repair tools on it (or at least that was in previous Windows versions).
 

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  • OS
    OS X / Windows 8.1 Pro / Ubuntu 13.10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    15" MacBook Pro retina 10,1
    CPU
    2.3GHz
    Memory
    8GB 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD400 / Nvidia GT650M
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD
There are a couple of issues here.

Do you have a separate W8 OS key for the custom rig?
Your HP OS is not legal to be moved to any other/different system.
Cloning from one system to another system is not advisable and usually won't work, all the device drivers are different.
In order to boot from a GPT partition you must have a UEFI capable motherboard, it won't be able to boot from a BIOS motherboard.

It's best to do a Clean install on a different system, that way the correct drivers will be installed.
Cloning an HP computer to a custom rig is considered piracy and not allowed to be discussed on Eight Forums.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    76~2.0
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
    Memory
    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA VT2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
    PSU
    Corsair HX650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Scout
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    CM Sentinel
    Internet Speed
    Abysmal
    Browser
    Opera Next
    Other Info
    Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
    Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
Yes, Aomei Backuper is great.

Of course it doesn't have the fancy extras of a paid program.

Everything most people need is there.

Here it is in windows eight pe :

View attachment 13744

Thanks for that! I am going to install it on my Windows 8 disk today.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower
    CPU
    i5 2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    128 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
    128 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
    1 Tb Western Digital Caviar Black HDD
    PSU
    1000 watt Coolermaster modular
    Case
    Coolermaster Haf X full tower
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitec M310 USB cordless
    Internet Speed
    1.5 mb/s download 300 kb/s upload
Hi, I just cloned my HDD which had windows 8 pre installed on it to a new HDD. The cloning process went great the only problem i am having is that the newly cloned HDD can not boot on its own. I would like to know If there is anything I can do to change the new HDD to be the boot drive. If anyone could please help that would be great Thanks.

I tried cloning my Windows 8 installation to another disk using Paragon Migrate OS to SSD, but like with you, the cloned HDD wouldn't boot. I later read that the Paragon software isn't compatible with Windows 8, but will be with next update. Could be the same reason you weren't successful as well.

Paragon 12 now supports Windows 8 uEFI, GPT & Secure Boot.

PARAGON Software Group - News: Significant booting challenges on EFI systems when upgrading to Windows 8
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Ok first of all this is not piracy my copy of windows 8 was bought by me and I am putting it on another rig that's owned by me I am not distributing it to any other parties. Secondly the new PC I built has all the necessary components to run windows 8 and is running fine when booted from another source. I'm just trying to get the hdd to boot on its own.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
Ok first of all this is not piracy .

yes you are, you don't own Windows 8, you just own the right to use it according to the EULA, and you are not complying with in at least 2 way, first, this OEM is tight to the HP pc, HP as a special discount for this OS, and can't be transfer on another PC. Now you are using it on 2 PCs, this is also against the EULA.

More important , it's against the forum rules to talk about it, so I report it
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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