Re: Norton Ghost 9 users... clone/cpy from rescue env

From: Art (noonehere_at_longone.net)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 09:33:56 -0500

Hi John:
Thanks for the additional info.
But setting aside the network capability of Ghost 9, what practical
advantage does that version have over Ghost 2003 in terms of restoring a
hard drive through the cloning process? I use a Ghost 2003 bootable floppy
to perform a disk-to-disk clone. Should the original source disk need
restoration (assuming it's not physically/electronically defective, of
course) I simply clone back the previously cloned disk to the original
source disk using again, of course, the Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk.
It's simple and effective. I use Ghost nearly exclusively to perform
disk-to-disk clones for backup purposes on standalone machines. Given that
specific objective, do you see any advantage in using Ghost 9 in lieu of
Ghost 2003? Thanks for your comments.

Art

"John Butler" <onclejon@uselesnospam.com> wrote in message
news:uPCMqxlxEHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Art,
> Ghost 9 is Drive Image updated for Windows XP Service Pack 2. The
> advantage over Ghost 2003 is that shoud you have a crash and Windows XP
> you can boot from the G9 CD without haiving previously created any drivers
> etc and scan all the drives on the computer or your network to find G9 or
> earlier DI backup images. You can then restore the whole of a backed up
> drive to your boot disk.
>
> Be aware that G9 will not work unless Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is
> correctly installed on you computer or not installed at all in which case
> G9 should install it. If you have instaled Windows XP Service pack 2 you
> will also need to install the sepember update to Microsoft .NET Framework
> 1.1 Service Pack 1
>
> John
>
> "Art" <noonehere@longone.net> wrote in message
> news:eObV20gxEHA.260@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Richard:
>> Many thanks. That clears up quite a bit for me. Thanks again.
>> Art
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OahOYRgxEHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Answered in line:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Art" <noonehere@longone.net> wrote in message
>>> news:eGooYIfxEHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Richard:
>>>> Since you're obviously familiar with the new Ghost 9 program, would you
>>>> be good enough to answer the following questions:
>>>> 1. My understanding is that Ghost 9 includes the Ghost 2003 program as
>>>> a separate CD. Presumably this is because Ghost 9 is designed to work
>>>> exclusively with Windows XP while Ghost 2003 is compatible with
>>>> Win98/Me as well as XP.
>>>
>>> Correct! Ghost 9.0 works within Windows XP and Windows 2000 - only!
>>>
>>>> 2. If I'm correct about the preceding, what are the newer capabilities
>>>> included with Ghost 9 that Ghost 2003 doesn't contain? Are they
>>>> significant in your view?
>>>
>>> Ghost 9.0 is Drive Image 7.03 with incremental image backups added.There
>>> is also network support added in the recovery enviroment that was not
>>> there (I believe) in Drive Image.
>>>
>>>> 3. Can you create a bootable Ghost floppy disk in Ghost 9.0, or are you
>>>> constrained to work in the Windows GUI? Similarly, can you create a
>>>> bootable Ghost CD in Ghost 9.0? Assuming you *can* create a bootable
>>>> Ghost floppy and/or Ghost bootable CD, are there any significant
>>>> advantages in doing so as compared with Ghost 2003?
>>>
>>> Ghost 9.0 can not create a bootable floppy. You work within the
>>> constraints of booting from the program CD. The enviroment that is
>>> created from booting from the CD is very similar to Windows (though it
>>> may, in fact, be a type of Linux). The necessary USB and Firewire
>>> drivers are loaded for external drives. You can even initiate a network
>>> connection while in this mode, for recovering from a server.
>>>
>>>> 4. In my own case I use the Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk to clone my
>>>> hard drives. I prefer that method over using the Windows interface. I
>>>> find it simple, straightforward and effective. The portability
>>>> capability of using a bootable floppy is also an important
>>>> consideration for me. I'm not interested in making incremental
>>>> backups -- the simplicity and relative speed of disk-to-disk cloning
>>>> make this procedure more desirable for me. In view of this, is there
>>>> any advantage for me to choose Ghost 9 in preference to the 2003
>>>> version?
>>>
>>> Only if you are interested in the capabilities as I have stated them
>>> above!
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to your response...
>>>
>>> Glad to assist! (-:
>>>>
>>>> Art
>>>>
>>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uwL4X3exEHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> The rescue mode is for recovery only. You create your Ghost Images
>>>>> while in Windows. You copy to a new hard drive while you are within
>>>>> Windows.
>>>>> Regards:
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Urban
>>>>>
>>>>> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:m3hdo059y5.fsf@newsguy.com...
>>>>>> Group,
>>>>>> I'm having trouble figuring out how to clone/copy one drive to
>>>>>> another
>>>>>> when in the rescue mode (Booted from Ghost 9 cd.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I see ways to recover from a stored backup, but no way to create a
>>>>>> backup and no way to copy on drive over another.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Symantec Publicity says you can do both...or at least I was left with
>>>>>> that impression. Can both of those jobs be done from recue mode?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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