Re: Ghost or better copy application.



Brian A wrote:
"CW" <CW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:udiJFqiPHHA.3316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Brian A wrote:
"CW" <CW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Onqo$ZYPHHA.1280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Brian A wrote:
Can you read the contents of the floppy from within Windows? If
you can , is ghost.exe and ghreboot.exe on it?

If they are, copy both files to another blank floppy disk.
Now boot up with a 98 DOS boot disk, it will prompt a warning
during boot that the C: drive is not FAT yada yada, the warning
can be ignored. Once you are at the command prompt remove the 98
DOS boot disk and insert the disk that has ghost.exe and
ghreboot.exe on it. At the prompt type: ghost.exe and press
Enter. Ghost will now run so you can perform backup/recovery tasks.


What I have showing on my disk is a folder named GHOST in that is
an application named GHOSTPE along with a text file named GHOSTERR

That would be GhostPE.exe, correct? That's essentially Ghost, with
the disk in the drive, at a command prompt type the below command
and press Enter. If you get a "path not found" or similar message,
you will have to use the "cd" (change directory) command.

ghost\ghostpe.exe

Ghost should start.

If I try to run this file a windows that looks like DOS shows up for
a while and nothing happens. Should I be booting to DOS to run this
file? This floppy used to boot right to the application. That is why
I thought a boot file might be corrupt and maybe I can replace it.

CW

Yes, boot to DOS and type what I mentioned at the prompt. Also if
possible before doing that, check out the contents of ghosterr.txt
and see if it has any error information that may help.
Where was the application loading before, DOS or Windows. If
Windows and you're using NTFS, it should have booted to DOS once the
backup boot wizard is finished, Ghost will not run in Windows when
formatted to NTFS.
I'm attempting to locate my Ghost2002 disk which hasn't been used
since 2003 came out. It's going to take some time as there are tons
of disks to go through.
I do have another option and if you want to discuss it, email me at:
postmaster02 at comcast.net
Use "Ghost troubleshooting" as subject so I can pick it out easily.



Problem solved or should I say work around. I booted to DOS after making a
boot floppy and ran GHOSTPE. This ran the program like usual. I saw a screen
with a ser.# that I wrote down. I entered my selection to copy from disk to
disk. I entered the ser. number like before.

Now I have to figure out what file to place on the GHOST floppy to get it
to boot right to the application like before.

CW



.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: resizing old fat16 disk failing
    ... Discovered that I needed Ghost. ... >Used Ghost to make a virtual Ghostwizard boot floppy disk (actually, ... >is 2 diskette images, a boot diskette and a diskette containing the ... >Made a new FAT32 expanding disk. ...
    (microsoft.public.mac.virtualpc)
  • Re: In the mad and crazy world of home computing . . . (ShowFolder[1]. - Delete Problem)
    ... >>> file in question is not in a temporary internet folder. ... >> If worse comes to worse delete it in DOS... ... Boot with the above diskette which will allow you to access the NTFS ... will not need the disk and any handy startup disk will do. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.file_system)
  • Re: GHOST issues
    ... The best products for disk duplication are still ... >>subject to the flaws and limitations of DOS. ... I believe the problem you are having is network ... > related and not Ghost ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment)
  • Re: Upgrade from RH8 to FC1 hangs with GRUB
    ... > finally boot from the new disk. ... > When I first used ghost to image my old disk to the new disk, ... it increased the size of my boot ... >> continue with the upgrade. ...
    (Fedora)
  • Re: Lost Administrators Password
    ... I have a piece of info regarding XP made DOS boot floppy disk ... Canditate Windows partitions found: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)