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Well, you definitely need to make sure your target drive has enough space for the data.

How did you try to "clone" your files? You'd only need to copy your data files. It doesn't make sense to...

What do you mean? Are you sure you selected the right drive?
Did you follow my instructions on the UBCD5 guide post #6? It should be pretty straightforward.

Well, I can't take credit for that one, but thanks. :cool:

I did a quick write-up and posted it in the UBCD5 Guide (post #6). Let me know if it makes sense.

Both your internal and external drives should be listed in the left hand menu. They will not have names like C: or D:. It's easiest to just look at the size description of the drive. (Ex. sda1 466G)...

My notes were for BEFORE you removed the Vista drive.

Open the File Manager. It is similar to Windows Explorer. The drives are listed on the left hand side. You'd just open the Vista drive, and...

As I mentioned before, you can boot to a Live Linux disc and copy your files that way.

There is no such thing as Vista SP3. It only went up to SP2. In any case, the Vista disc version must match the installed version in order to do a repair.
Otherwise, you can try an over the top...

We need the original error message, not the error when you're trying to do the repair.

Why are you trying to do the repair first? You should get the DATA off first. You could try booting to a Live...