RE: Ghosting on old HP Vectra with WinXP
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Date: 01/25/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:45:02 -0800
In order that you can proceed with the desired approach, you must have a
separate licence agreement for Windows XP to register for each PC.
It wuld be best to install XP onto the larger drive in each case, allowing
for additional space for applications as well as system files, swap files and
temporary file space on C Drive [4.5Gb] and then allocate the 2.3Gb for the
'My Documents' folder and other data files.
In order to succeed with Ghost you will need to create your Ghost boot disk
including SCSI drivers. The difference between partition to partition or
disk to disk is irrelevant when considering if Ghost will work or not in your
configuration.
My understanding is that you need a newer version of Ghost to support SCSI
and XP.
Simply Ghost from the source disk 4.5Gb 'complete installation system disk'
to a target 4.5Gb formatted disk. Attach the target disk to the computer
temporarily and after is has completed, then place it into the second PC.
A Ghosted disk will only boot if all the following are the same for two
separate PCs:
1.Display Adapter,
2.SCSI Adapter,
3.IDE Adapter,
4.Network Adapter MAC Address,
5.RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-64mb, 64-128mb, etc),
6.Processor Type,
7.Processor Serial Number,
8.Hard Drive Device,
9.Hard Drive Volume Serial Number,
It may be possible that it will boot provided that 8 of 10 of the above
items are the same. If less than 8 are the same, then you may be required to
perform a repair installtion to set the Windows Environment to meet the new
configuration.
As for the basics of Partitioning etc: one should acquire an appropriate 3rd
party application for this purpose. XP will only partition and then format
[to NTFS only] NEW hard drives. To properly manage, partition and format
[NTFS, FAT32 or other] you should try Partition Magic 8.
It is worthwhile, considering what your objectives are, that you buy Norton
System Works 2005: which includes Ghost and Partition Magic 8.
This will aloow you to perform all the functions you want: however you
should also consider the legality of what you propose to do.
Again, I caution you that it is illegal to use the same Product Code /
Licence Agreement for XP on any more than ONE PC: unless of course you have
purchase a volume licence agreement from Microsoft.
"Edgar Noah" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have several HP Vectras XU 6/200 (196 MB RAM) each one with 2 SCSI
> (fixed) hard drives (2.3 and 4.5 GB respectively).
>
> Working individually with one of them, i installed WinXP Professional
> in one of the hard drives (2.3 GB).
> I´d like to create an image of the initial installation of XP
> (installation has been cumbersone !) I tried unsuccesfully with Norton
> Ghost 2002. By the way, i found out that it would be better to
> partition the hard drive so I can create images accross partitions,
> not entire disks.
>
> What are my options for creating and restoring images, working with
> smaller capacity hard drives (WinXP will occupy more than 50% of the
> hard drive). I am newbie in what partitioning, imaging SCSI devices,
> and system backup and restoring it respects, so I appreciate your
> understanding :)
>
> I appreciate very much your help and suggestions.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Alex.
>
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