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| Thread ID: 47359 | 2004-07-23 23:43:00 | More problems with Norton's Ghost | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 254902 | 2004-07-25 04:10:00 | Hi Steve. I run XP PRO and Ghost 2003. Although I normally backup to a second disk, the wizard has just walked me through Ghost Utilities screen - Norton Ghost wizard screen - Standard Ghost Boot Disc screen - which supports CD/DVD. Created the disc no problem. Is that the sort of thing you were looking for? | Scouse (83) | ||
| 254903 | 2004-07-25 04:13:00 | Oh, and it works. Just shut down and booted in to PC Dos, ready to read. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 254904 | 2004-07-25 06:01:00 | Hello Scouse - I also have Ghost 2003 and here is the sequence that I have used: Ghost Basic / Backup Wizard / to DVD / etc. until this part: "Disaster Recovery / ... use backup CD (DVD would be OK I assume but odd they do not state this) and use the DOS version of Ghost... for an integrity check." The only way I could get the Ghost DOS to run an integrity check is to open up Ghost as per usual, in WinXP - - but this defeats the purpose of a Disaster Recovery. So what I am stuck on is how to get the DVD to automatically start Ghost DOS? When I shutdown and start up with the Ghosted DVD, Win XP starts as normal. Did you make a floppy disk with the DOS bootable on it? Thanks. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 254905 | 2004-07-25 06:52:00 | Hi again. "Did you make a floppy disk with the DOS bootable on it?" Yes. Ghost Utilities/ Norton Ghost Boot Wizard/ Standard Ghost Boot Disc/ Next/ Next/ Use PC Dos/ Next/ Next/ and then the floppy routine - recommendation for formatting it, etc. This creates its own small Dos world which cranks up as long as your start procedure checks in the floppy-CD-harddrive sequence. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 254906 | 2004-07-25 07:41:00 | >>I can't help with the other problems as I always back up to separate >>HDDs. As a newbie,it struck me as the most sensible way to do back ups and meant to ask F! if it was a good idea.Hard drives being cheap and all that;) |
Old Tom (5871) | ||
| 254907 | 2004-07-25 09:53:00 | Scouse - I will go back and try to make a bootable floppy, but when I tried on Saturday all I got was a notice that only Win95&98 would work. Will tell you if I had any success by following the path you gave. Thanks again. Re: Backing up to a second HD. Well, I do have a second HD and could do this, but will it be bootable, or could it be used to put over the top of a newly installed WinXP (in the event of a main HD failure). ?:| |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 254908 | 2004-07-25 10:24:00 | Hello again Scouse. I am having one of those 'Duh!' moments. X-( :^O Just how I managed to miss seeing that button for PC-DOS, I do not know. Anyway, I followed your sequence and have made the floppy. Cannot reboot and try it with the DVD of .gho files because am now recording via TV capture. Will come back tomorrow morning with the likely good news that all is fine. Cheers - Steve |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 254909 | 2004-07-25 23:42:00 | :) Good news to report :) With the floppy and DVD in place and reboot, Ghost DOS started and the integrity check ran with the DVD passing OK. The only thing I am not sure about is what choices to make in the event of disaster recover, i.e. reinstalling after a corrupted system (and reformat). I had a look at the other choices on the DOS screen (other than running the Integrity Check) and it was not obvious what to do. I'll go back to the DOS and see if I can make sense of it, and post the options here if I need help. Thanks again Scouse. |
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