Cloning Windows 7 Drive: Drive lock issue Driveimage XML

Simply trying to clone a small Windows 7 Drive onto a much bigger new drive.
I have the new drive setup properly - all looks good, but when I get to the last step using Driveimage XML, it gives an error "Could not lock destination Disk1#1 (F"

anyone seen this before? way to do it right?

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now finding some info - looks like i should use the builtin facility in Win7 to do it... what a concept

 

I got it done.
Now stuck with an Activation issue :cry, and Microsoft's automated facilities for dealing with Activation have crashed
So its hard to tell whether I really have a problem, or THEY have a problem that is creating backwater issues on the known world :-D
I have an automated-install license key, and apparently to 'activate', my clone has builtin to the registry or somewhere the location of the robot it originally got its activation from. it can't find it, since the system ain't where it was originated.

had to result to live aid... still on hold

 

i'm on my 4th human now [can't count the robots]. he's stumped. had him on this for well over 30 minutes. doesn't know why its doing what its doing.... the real License Key checks out [its a volume license type] and it "should" activate, but won't. and the OS itself is a little diff.... it doesn't display in the "activation applet" the "telephone" wizard thingy... which has him baffled also.
what a waste of time.

he sorta says "geez... we wish you had just done a clean install" :-D

 

Zapp the answer is simple delete the partition on the destination drive, and recreate the Partition also make Active Partition, but don't format, and hit copy drive to drive also leave the drive xml open when you doing the operation.

I hope solves the problem for you did solved for me!

Corinthiano :-D