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Thread ID: 72469 2006-09-14 02:44:00 Best software for recovering crashed windows? Groovvy (7668) Press F1
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484476 2006-09-14 02:44:00 Hi all,

I have windows xp and 4gigs of data which i would like to make an image file for back-up. I have tried Norton ghost as i read in this forum that it is pretty good.

I have installed the Norton ghost and did a back-up of 4gig data on 1 of the partitions and burnt it to DVD-R. To my surprise Norton ghost created an ghost of my harddrive but not an image. Nyway which is still fine by me as long as i can recover the data when my computer crashes.

So what progam can i use when my windows crashes to replace the 4gig of data from the DVD-R. Does that make sense or am i going in the wrong direction?

Thanks heaps.
Groovvy (7668)
484477 2006-09-14 05:14:00 Which version of GHOST, the latest 10 comes with a boot disk to allow you to restore, however if you bought online then you have to download and burn the boot image to a CD. gcarmich (10068)
484478 2006-09-14 06:03:00 lol you use ghost to reinstate the image from the dvd to a new drive or whereever.....

To my surprise Norton ghost created an ghost of my harddrive but not an image

ah......yes ghost creates an IMAGE on dvd or cd NOT a COPY .......you can use ghost explorer to extract anything from that image if you want selectively or use ghost to reinstate that image......if you want a COPY then you'll have to write that IMAGE onto a partition or drive.....
drcspy (146)
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