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Message code 279 during migration

This message code usually appears if your source computer had a custom boot loader or an exotic dual-boot configuration.

Solution

  1. Run the icon called “Zinstall Host Utility” (NOT the Zinstall_xp7.exe file – we do not want to run the migration again) from your desktop on Windows 7. This will make the Zinstall tray icon appear in system tray (bottom-right corner of the screen, near the clock).
  2. Right-click the tray icon and choose “Switch to Old Desktop” to start the “fine tuning” stage of Zinstall migration process
  3. You will see a progress indication message stating that the process has begun
  4. Once you see the message, right-click the tray icon and choose “Switch to Old Desktop” again to switch to your old environment.
  5. In the old environment, select the correct Windows installation to boot from the boot menu.
  6. When you do this for the first time, Zinstall will configure your old environment:
    1. You will see your Windows XP boot (or show the log on screen).
    2. You will see Zinstall perform some configurations
    3. You will then see the XP environment shut down
  7. Please do not interfere with this initial configuration process in any way, and wait for the XP environment to shut down. This may take some time.
  8. After the environment has been configured, you are welcome to use your old environment as usual.

 

Note that you can use a keyboard shortcut at any time to switch back to Windows 7 (in case you are “stuck” in the old environment).

The keyboard shortcut to switch back is ScrollLock + B.

 

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