Re: Norton Ghost and booting from the Recovery CD


>> "jrsjs" <jrsjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:B19B814A-DD15-4104-82B6-BA52B34CD1F8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hello,
>> > I reinstalled Windows about 3 weeks ago and added all my applications
>> > and
>> > so
>> > on. For safety, I have moved My Documents, which includes My Pictures
>> > to
>> > my D
>> > drive which is another internal drive, leaving applications and Windows
>> > on
>> > the C Drive.
>> > I have Norton Ghost 9 and find that I cannot boot from the Symantec
>> > Recovery Disk, nor from the Recovery Disk which came with the computer
>> > to
>> > reinstall Windows. This is the disk I used fror the recent reinstall
>> > which
>> > all went fine.
>> > I have the computer just as I want it and it all works fine except for
>> > this
>> > problem which means that I cannot use Ghost 9 or reinstall Windows in
>> > the
>> > event of a disaster.
>> > It was a disaster which caused me to reinstall last time and I am
>> > anxious
>> > to
>> > avoid going through it all again. The CPU expired. I had a new CPU and
>> > motherboard professionally installed. Ghost worked OK with the previous
>> > setup. I have spoken to Norton and the conclusion is that it is
>> > something
>> > to
>> > do with my computer rather than Ghost.
>> > Sorry for the length of this post but hoping that someone can help.
>> > I have recently posted this in another Windows forum and although I
>> > received
>> > some generous replies, they did not sadly resolve the problem.
>> > Thanks,
>> > John


> "Anna" wrote:
>> John:
>> Since you have the Ghost 9 program, I assume you also have the Ghost 2003
>> program which comes bundled with Ghost 9. I've been using the Ghost 2003
>> program for a number of years and I find it a near-flawless program in
>> terms
>> of disk-to-disk cloning operations. In nearly every case I use the Ghost
>> bootable floppy disk (or bootable CD if the computer is not equipped with
>> a
>> floppy drive) which is easily created by the Ghost 2003 program to
>> perform
>> the disk-to-disk clone. It's simple to use, straightforward in operation,
>> reasonably quick, and effective in what it does.
>>
>> Assuming you're working in a non-RAID environment and would be interested
>> in
>> using the Ghost 2003 program as I've indicated above, please so indicate
>> and
>> I'll be glad to provide you with further details re using that program to
>> achieve a near-failsafe backup system. In so doing, you would use your
>> second drive as the backup (cloned) drive with no need to separate your
>> My
>> Documents folder (or any other folder) from your day-to-day working
>> drive.
>> Anna


"jrsjs" <jrsjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F9B2206C-F2DB-452C-B54C-1E0F4432C278@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dear Anna,
> Thank you very much for your reply. Yes I do have the Ghost 2003 disk
> which
> came with Ghost 9. I also have a floppy drive as my computer is getting on
> in
> years a bit. I would be interested in you knid offer to help me to use the
> 2003 program as I must admit it looka a bit complicated. Would I still be
> able to boot from it though in view of the problems I am having in booting
> from any CD?
> Thanks,
> John


John:
Using the Ghost 2003 program via a Ghost bootable floppy disk or bootable CD
is relatively simple and straightforward. Here are the steps to create the
bootable floppy disk...
1. Install the Ghost 2003 on your computer.
2. Insert a blank floppy disk (it need not be formatted) and access your
Ghost program.
3. Click on Ghost Utilities.
4. Click on Norton Ghost Boot Wizard.
5. Select Standard Ghost Boot Disk. A dialog box will appear.
a. Select the USB 2.0 Support option (assuming you have that
capability).
b. Select the Assign DOS drive letters option and click Next.
6. Select the Use PC-DOS option.
7. Complete the process following the screen prompts.
8. Remove floppy and label accordingly.

That's it. Now you have a Ghost bootable floppy disk which you can use to
undertake your cloning operations. Now when you want to clone the contents
of one HD to another HD you simply insert the Ghost bootable floppy disk in
your floppy drive and boot up with both drives connected. Here's how to
perform the cloning operation...

1. After booting up with the Ghost bootable floppy, you'll get an initial
screen that displays "License agreement warning". Right-arrow (or tab) over
to the "Continue with marking drives" button and press Enter.
2. The "About Norton Ghost" screen appears. Click OK.
3. Right-arrow twice over to the "To Disk" button and press Enter.
4. The next screen will list both your drives - the Drive 1 (source disk)
and Drive 2 (destination disk). MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN Drive 1 IS INDEED
YOUR SOURCE DISK, I.E., THE DISK YOU'RE CLONING *FROM*!
Drive 1 will be highlighted. Press Enter.
5. The next screen will have Drive 2 (destination disk) highlighted. AGAIN,
ENSURE THAT Drive 2 IS YOUR DESTINATION DISK, I.E., THE DISK YOU'RE CLONING
*TO*! Press Enter.
6. The next screen is the "Destination Drive Details" window, and reflects
your ultimate destination disk, i.e., your current Drive 2. Press your Tab
key to highlight the OK button and press Enter.
7. The "Proceed with disk clone?" dialog box will open. Left-arrow over to
the Yes button and press Enter.
8. The cloning process will begin. If you want, step out for a quick cup of
coffee.
9. After you get the "Clone Completed Successfully" message, left-arrow over
to the Continue button and press Enter.
10. Down-arrow to Quit and press Enter.
11. Click Yes at the "Are you sure you want to quit?" message.
12. Remove the Ghost floppy and shut down the computer.
13. If you want to check that your newly-cloned disk is bootable, disconnect
your source disk and boot up with the cloned drive. Presumably it should
boot up without a problem and in about 40 to 50 seconds after arriving at
your Desktop, XP's "System Settings Change" window will appear, informing
you that new hardware has been found and asks "Do you want to restart your
computer now?" Click Yes.
14. BTW, the reboot of the newly-cloned drive usually takes a longer time
than usual, so be patient. On rare occasions it will fail to reboot - the
system will hang before reaching the Windows XP Welcome screen. It's a rare
occurrence, but I have experienced it from time-to-time. If that does
occur, simply use the Ctrl-Alt-Delete keys to reboot.

Assuming you've cloned the contents of your working drive to your second
internal drive, that second drive will be bootable (after disconnecting your
primary one, of course) as indicated above. You also have the option of
cloning your working drive to a USB external hard drive. In that case the
USB EHD is *not* bootable, but you could clone the contents back to your
internal drive for restoration purposes should the need arise.

Good luck.
Anna


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