Re: Boot from C:\prompt?

Bo Berglund wrote:
On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:36:20 -0600, NoWay <user@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Guess it has been confusing - in my original post, I said (was trying to say?) that I had tried to make a backup of my wifes computer, and in the attempt, Ghost failed to launch after the requisite restart following setting up the job. So, yes, at this point, Ive given up the idea of backing up her hdd since I can no longer access it! My goal at this point is to get it running again...either by voiding the current backup job which will not run and hoping I can then return to Windows, or by finding if a reload of Windows will preserve the current files, or, if I reload Windows, will I then be able to install (reinstall?) the files to her computer from the external usb hdd where I placed a backup of her files via Windows backup utilty?
Fred

Just curious,
if you werre cloning your wife's computer how come your own computer
got screwed up???
Normally the procedure would be one of these:
1) Cloning system drive of computer
- Install Ghost on computer
- Create boot disk (floppy or CD with needed drivers)
- Shut down PC
- Attach blank drive to PC (either in IDE bay or via USB2)
- Start up PC with Ghost2003 bootable disk
- Set ghosting to occur between local system drive and new drive
- Wait until ready
- shut down and mount new drive in place of old drive
- start PC

2) Cloning disks other than own system drive
- Install Ghost 2003
- Create boot disk (floppy or CD with needed drivers)
- Shut down PC
- Attach blank drive and disk to clone to PC (in IDE bay or USB2)
- Start up PC with Ghost 2003 boot disk
- Set ghosting to occur between the two attached external disks
- Wait until ready
- Shut down and remove boot disk
- Start PC into Windows
- Do whatever with cloned disk

In none of the scenarios is the system drive of the PC used as the
clone tool affected, so why do you have problems to start it? Did you
by accident select your own C: drive as the target for the cloning
maybe?


Bo Berglund
bo.berglund(at)nospam.telia.com


Knew this was getting out of hand and confusing....

Never said MY computer was screwed up.

As to 1), did install Ghost 2003 on HER computer, created a backup job for HER computer using an external USB hdd as DESTINATION. Ghost 2003 then prompted me to restart HER pc to run the backup job. THAT is where it went to HE double-toothpicks in a handbasket. First came a choice to run Ghost backup or return to Windows - obviously I chose to run the backup job. Ghost then launched PC-DOS and attempted to run backup job. Failing to detect a mouse (functioning PC/2 mouse IS connected), Ghost canceled the operation (with "Abort, Retry, Fail" options, and then to "C:\" prompt. Rebooting and choosing "Return to Windows" resulted in a "carriage return" (cursor moved down one line and then to far left margin) and sits there blinking.

As for 2), doesn't apply.

I can't start HER computer because it's locked in a Ghost backup loop and I can't get out of it. And, no, I didn't (couldn't) select MY OWN C: drive as the target because it was not an option - only HER computer as source and the external USB hdd a destination.

Than ks for your interest - gonna beat this thing if it kills me!!

Fred
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