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Thread ID: 30632	2003-02-26 04:28:00	Norton Ghost DOS Restart	Steve_L (763)	Press F1

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124025	2003-02-26 05:33:00	Thanks Jen, and no worries about the insult, as I am quite capable (like even the best techies so I hear) of DUH moments! No, have not checked the BIOS yet, doing family things inbetween these posts, with the meal awaiting along with a teenager wanting a ride to his mates place. Will get back to you after tea, etc. Thanks again sweetie ;)	Steve_L (763)
124026	2003-02-26 07:19:00	Jen (or anyone else following this thread), I have checked the Ghosted Image CD and it only has a file named Cdr00001.gho There is no .exe file. I have not yet checked the BIOS setting because it seems to me that your previous post suggests that an executable program should be on the Ghosted Image CD that I made. Right?	Steve_L (763)
124027	2003-02-26 08:52:00	Hi Steve I am pretty sure the DOS ghost.exe should be included within that image on the CD, and not as a separate file. I have restored my PC from my CD's and DOS ghost was launched automatically when I booted from the CD. If you are restoring your PC from an image stored on another partition, a Ghost boot floppy disk is required to run DOS Ghost; but restoring from an image on a bootable CD, this boot floppy is not required. I found the NSW 2003 manual very confusing to follow, it seemed to have no logical flow for instructions. It does say the following: - Insert the backup CD or DVD into the CD/DVD drive and restart your computer. Press any key to continue when you are prompted. - Your computer restarts into DOS and launches Ghost.exe. It then goes on to explain how to perform the intergrity check. Ref: page 213 I hope this helps, and has not confused the matter further :-) Cheers Jen	Jen C (20)
124028	2003-02-26 09:48:00	<<- Insert the backup CD or DVD into the CD/DVD drive and restart your computer . Press any key to continue when you are prompted . - Your computer restarts into DOS and launches Ghost . exe . It then goes on to explain how to perform the intergrity check . >> Hello Jen, [Yawn], it is about time for a sleep . . . Well, I have managed to make a DOS floppy and do an Integrity Check (yep, the CD passed) . I discovered the Tutorial that had the voice over and graphics - which was very cool . But the CD does not contain an executable file - I looked into the . gho file and found all that was backed up, but no . exe So it would seem that in the event that Win98 gets totally corrupted, I can use the DOS floppy and the CD to restore the system . Somehow, though, there must be something I am not doing to get a bootable CD - with the . exe file on it . I'll keep hunting around for it . If you are a night owl, maybe you can add yet another clue . Surprised that no one else has jumped in here - must be others with Ghost . See you tomorrow . Cheers, Steve_L	Steve_L (763)
124029	2003-02-26 10:32:00	I am watching, having Ghost myself but not fully understanding it. Very informative so far, especially as I got no manual with my copy of Ghost that came with my motherboard. Jen C seems to know what she is talking about so thats why no one else is getting involved to confuse things, thats my guess anyway.	Danger (287)
124030	2003-02-26 19:15:00	Thanks for joining us, "Danger" . Yes, Jen does seem to be in the know . Another Q . . . There is an option for USB 1 . 1 or USB 2 (not sure of the decimal place numerals but it is basically USB 1 or 2 . My Win98 system is 3 years old, and I am assuming it is USB 1 . Correct? And what if the box is ticked "niether" (that is, not USB 1 or 2) - what does this mean as far as getting the Ghosted Image back on the HD? Thanks . - Steve_L	Steve_L (763)
124031	2003-02-26 20:52:00	Unless the CD is an external device connected by USB cable forget about USB. If RTFM doesn't work then chances are that here (www.symantec.com) and specifically here (service1.symantec.com) won't help either.	Merlin (503)
124032	2003-02-26 20:56:00	Well, If there's a .gho file on the CD, open up Ghost, and there should be three tabs down the left.. Choose the middle one (Goingby memory here sorry) and tell it you wanna make a Boot Disk. Make it a "CD-ROM Image" whatever disk, so basically it'll boot off the disk and look to your CD-ROM for your .gho image. The .gho image is your ghosted imsage, probably compressed.... the disk will use that and restore it. I dont think it could boot from a .gho image though :-) Unless it makes extra files to the CD, Ive not toyed around with CD Imaging, only Network and partition imaging :-)	Chilling_Silence (9)
124033	2003-02-27 04:10:00	Hi again Steve If you have a look at Merlin's second link that he posted, it has the following information: Making a bootable CD with Norton Ghost 2003 Ghost will automatically make the CD bootable when creating an image to a CD-R/RW, if the process you choose uses the Ghost Virtual Partition. If you use a Standard Ghost Boot Disk, the CD will not automatically be made bootable. This is why my CD's are bootable - It uses the Ghost Virtual Partition method. I made my images using the Windows Ghost program wizard. The USB support question that it asks about, only needs to be added if your storage source is an external device eg, zip drives or external hard drives. I just select "No USB support" when creating my images. Jen :-)	Jen C (20)
124034	2003-02-27 04:22:00	<<Well, If there's a .gho file on the CD, open up Ghost, and there should be three tabs down the left.. Choose the middle one (Goingby memory here sorry) and tell it you wanna make a Boot Disk.>> Yes, I have done this: made a bootable DOS floppy, and it works. What I want to do is to have the bootable DOS version on CD. There must be a way to do this....will try to find time tonight, using Help, etc. My copy of the manual is with a friend who has an OEM version of NSW 2003, so I have to use the Help files - and they are not so easy. Merlin - thanks for the USB info.	Steve_L (763)
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