Re: Boot problem caused by running Ghost

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From: R.L. Fish (rlfish_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:50:15 -0800

In article <eE0yUft8EHA.3260@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>, nospm@msn.com
says...
> Is it locking up on the ghost boot disk? The last version of ghost I used
> booted using a dos alike and did not support a USB keyboard or mouse.
>
> "R.L. Fish" <rlfish@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c44f706708e8e0989681@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > After attempting to create an image of my disk using Ghost, my computer
> > freezes early in the boot sequence. So early, that I dont have control
> > of my USB keyboard so that I can use a bootable disk to get it going
> > again (can't instruct to select HDD or CD). Any suggestions on how I can
> > solve on my XP Pro rig?
>
>
>
No, I never got the image completed. I'm locking up on my computer.
Actually, it locked up during the reboot that is required by Ghost and
I've not been able to move forward.

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