From: Hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   Paul wrote on 1/9/2026 4:59 AM:   
   > On Thu, 1/8/2026 9:58 PM, Hank Rogers wrote:   
   >> Paul in Houston TX wrote on 1/8/2026 6:03 PM:   
   >>> ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  wrote:   
   >>>> Paul in Houston TX wrote on 1/6/2026 8:55 PM:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> My main windows machine two drives are cloned monthly.   
   >>>>> There are 3 essential partitions that MUST be cloned:   
   >>>>> 1)  Unformatted Primary, (no name) (none), 128.0 MB.   
   >>>>> 2)  FAT32 (LBA) Primary, NO NAME (none), 100.0 MB.   
   >>>>> 3)  980 (C:) NTFS Primary, 465.54 GB.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The clone's first two partition names are the same as above.   
   >>>>> The 3rd partition is named 980 (D:) NTFS Primary, 465.54 GB since it is   
   not the active drive.  If I booted from that drive then it would be named C:.   
   >>>>> The other machines are similar.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> #1, the Unformatted primary(128 MB) is the MSR partition   
   >>>> #2, the FAT32 LBA primary(100 MB) is the System(EFI)   
   >>>> #3  Windows   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   Â The usual setup for a GPT disk partition order is:   
   >>>> #1 System/EFI (100 MB)   
   >>>> #2 MSR (16 MB, 128 MB for large disks)   
   >>>> #3 Windows   
   >>>> #4 Windows Recovery   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Was this an:   
   >>>> OEM device setup?   
   >>>>   Â -(OEM deployments often use a diskpart script file to place MSR as   
   the first partition rather than the GPT recommended guideline/location after   
   the System/EFI partition)   
   >>>> or   
   >>>> User Clean Install(using Media Creation Tool media or iso)?   
   >>>>   Â - There have been reports of the MCT or MCT ISO placing the MSR as   
   the first partition.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Note: Variation exists in the OEM deployments where the MSR partition is   
   located in the GPT guideline/location(i.e. after the System/EFI and before   
   Windows)   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm not sure what the OP actually did but have the feeling that he cloned   
   only the C (windows) part and not the others.  Hard to figure out from what he   
   wrote.   
   >>   
   >> ?   
   >> I thought he used samsung magician (several times), rejecting any other   
   solution.   
   >>   
   >> Probably not worth wasting any more of your time.   
   >   
   > He'll figure it out.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
      
   I doubt it.  He will probably stay focused on samsung magician the rest   
   of his days on earth.   
      
   I gave up.   
      
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