Hard Drive Image to Network backup via Bootable CD?

Can Ghost make backup images from the bootable CD? That's really the feature I would like the most.

Thanks!

Ghost 10.0 (as well as True Image) takes "hot backup images" while Windows XP is running.  Most people do it though while the pc is idle (during lunch etc.)

I believe with TI you can also boot from the TI CD and take an offline image.

Ghost 10 also comes with Ghost 8.2 on their CD, and although Symantec doesn't advertise it, you can also backup from the Ghost CD offline as well.

But if you are looking to backup over the network, the "hot imaging" with all the network faciities of XP is better in my opinion.

Or you can download a knoppix image, which is a version of linux, and burn it to CD.  Then there is lots of support for imaging via networks using knoppix at the forums at www.knoppix.net

This is the 100% free solution.

Travis

One of the advantages of using Ghost 8.2 which comes on the Ghost 10.0 cd, is that you're already running in the WinPE environment, so 8.2 can backup to networks etc.

The downside (in my opinion) to using older versions of Ghost is that they don't have the latest drivers for SATA drives and some of the newer motherboards, and hard drive controllers.  So if you get a brand new pc, you'll have to work some if you use software that is 3 or 4 years old, to get it to recognize the latest hardware.  But for many pc's out there, older software is just fine.

FYI, Ghost 11 is already out (aka Symantec Save & Restore).  The only new feature really is a file backup capability (similar to True Image) in addition to the image backup capability.

But the advantage of using the ultimate boot cd for windows with ghost 8 is that the ubcd4win has the SATA drivers and all the other drivers so ghost doesn't have to have them to access newer hardware, the windows environment does that part for ghost.  

Travis

Travis, I think we're both saying the same thing:  The Ghost Recovery CD *is* WinPE with Ghost 10.0 and 8.2 on it, so it is current.  Just like ubcd4win is built from your current XP cd, so it is current.  So Ghost 10 and 8.2 have access to all the latest drivers.

I think you are saying that by using Ghost 8 with the old Ghost drivers is old.  I agree.  That's why I suggested Ghost 10 and 8.2 which in the new WinPE environment.  Just like ubcd4win, bartPE, and reatogoXPE.

Well there you go!

:-) :-) 8-)

Travis

cool with me - gurutc

I think the answer/points should be split between gurutc and myself (expert4xp) because we both helped and both answered all the questions asked by the original poster.

how nice of you!  - gurutc

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