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Norton Ghost 10 disk imaging
I purchased Ghost 10 so that I could make an image of my laptop, and then create a restore CD from that image. However, I am finding that Ghost 10 is no longer the imaging software it used to be, but a backup application instead. I should have done my research, but I assumed that it would be like the Ghost applications of old.
Am I missing something? Is there a way for one to use Ghost 10 to create an image of your HDD without having to install it on that PC? I boot the laptop using the Ghost 10 CD, but the only option in the GUI is to restore images. There doesnt seem to be any option to create an image.
I do not want to install Ghost 10 on the PC I need to image, so it becomes some kind of service. I just want to image the HDD.
Am I missing something? Is there a way for one to use Ghost 10 to create an image of your HDD without having to install it on that PC? I boot the laptop using the Ghost 10 CD, but the only option in the GUI is to restore images. There doesnt seem to be any option to create an image.
I do not want to install Ghost 10 on the PC I need to image, so it becomes some kind of service. I just want to image the HDD.
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Wow, that was quick. Thanks for your suggestions guys. I am reviewing those guides, but it may take me a day or so to see which way is the best to go.
fyi
i bought ghost 10 and it came with ghost 2003. i ended up using ghost 2003 to make my boot cd using the nightowl guide i posted above.
i bought ghost 10 and it came with ghost 2003. i ended up using ghost 2003 to make my boot cd using the nightowl guide i posted above.
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I'm going to split the points. Zephyr's link will help me create the CD I want, and war1's link helped me realized that I need Ghost 2003, which Zephyr then confirmed with his 2nd post.
I'm waiting on my copy of Ghost 2003, it didn't come with my Ghost 10 (bought it OEM). Once I get the CD (next week sometime) and create the image CD, I will drop another comment for prosperity.
I find it dissapointing that Norton decided to go this route with Ghost. Just an opinion of a disgruntled old school Ghost user though.
Thanks guys.
I'm waiting on my copy of Ghost 2003, it didn't come with my Ghost 10 (bought it OEM). Once I get the CD (next week sometime) and create the image CD, I will drop another comment for prosperity.
I find it dissapointing that Norton decided to go this route with Ghost. Just an opinion of a disgruntled old school Ghost user though.
Thanks guys.
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Ok, I have sucessfully created my backup CD. Its actually a DVD because the image is 3.5 gigs.
So, for posterity...
To make the image I needed two things:
1) Ghost.exe off the Ghost 2003 CD. It can be found in the SUPPORT directory on the CD. No need to install anything.
2) A network bootable CD capable of mapping a network drive to a PC where I could save the image to.
- I found this site excellent for creating the network boot CD: http://www.netbootdisk.com/index.htm
- When making the CD, I found that EZ-CD Creator would not read the floppy created from the above site. Instead, I used Sonic RecordNow which came with my laptop, and a USB floppy drive to read the floppy.
To make the restore disk, I needed several things:
1) Ghost.exe off the Ghost 2003 CD -- ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=dd
2) A DVD burner (and DVD-R disks) - the burner came with the laptop.
3) The network boot floppy created from the above site (remember to enable CD/DVD drive support).
4) The ghost image created (it was spanned into 2 files - total size was 3.5 gigs)
My disk will automaticaly restore the image when you boot to it. The user will only have to click on "Continue without marking drives". I used a batch file to start the process and to also allow the user to abort before starting if they wanted. I used the pause command to do this. For example:
@echo off
cls
echo ***********************
echo *** !!! WARNING !!! ***
echo ***********************
echo.
echo If you continue, you will completely erase your hard drive.
echo Any personal data that is not backed up will be lost forever.
echo.
echo Eject the CD and power off the laptop to cancel this operation.
echo.
echo.
echo When Ghost starts, remember to "Continue without marking drives"
echo.
pause
r:
REM r: is the drive letter for the CD/DVD drive
echo.
echo ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=dd
ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=dd
For more details (ie. exactly how do you make that bootable CD?), read the tutorials in the links above
So, for posterity...
To make the image I needed two things:
1) Ghost.exe off the Ghost 2003 CD. It can be found in the SUPPORT directory on the CD. No need to install anything.
2) A network bootable CD capable of mapping a network drive to a PC where I could save the image to.
- I found this site excellent for creating the network boot CD: http://www.netbootdisk.com/index.htm
- When making the CD, I found that EZ-CD Creator would not read the floppy created from the above site. Instead, I used Sonic RecordNow which came with my laptop, and a USB floppy drive to read the floppy.
To make the restore disk, I needed several things:
1) Ghost.exe off the Ghost 2003 CD -- ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=dd
2) A DVD burner (and DVD-R disks) - the burner came with the laptop.
3) The network boot floppy created from the above site (remember to enable CD/DVD drive support).
4) The ghost image created (it was spanned into 2 files - total size was 3.5 gigs)
My disk will automaticaly restore the image when you boot to it. The user will only have to click on "Continue without marking drives". I used a batch file to start the process and to also allow the user to abort before starting if they wanted. I used the pause command to do this. For example:
@echo off
cls
echo ***********************
echo *** !!! WARNING !!! ***
echo ***********************
echo.
echo If you continue, you will completely erase your hard drive.
echo Any personal data that is not backed up will be lost forever.
echo.
echo Eject the CD and power off the laptop to cancel this operation.
echo.
echo.
echo When Ghost starts, remember to "Continue without marking drives"
echo.
pause
r:
REM r: is the drive letter for the CD/DVD drive
echo.
echo ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=dd
ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=dd
For more details (ie. exactly how do you make that bootable CD?), read the tutorials in the links above
It's for this reason why I've not upgraded to version 10 as it doesn't come with the bootable image copier - which was the best part of it. :P If I were you, I'd try and return it and get Ghost 9 instead.
Hope this helps
Seb