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| Tessier 2003-01-11, 8:23 pm |
| Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone A+
certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive to
save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program where
can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you would
have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse my
ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
Pat
A+, Net+
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| Steven L Umbach 2003-01-11, 8:23 pm |
| You got it Pat. I think the term "cloning" would be more accurate, but
ghost is the name Peter Norton gave to it. Symantec makes Ghost and there
are others. These programs make a bit by bit copy of a hard drive. ---
Steve
"Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone A+
> certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive
to
> save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
where
> can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
would
> have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse
my
> ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>
> Pat
> A+, Net+
>
>
| |
| Kenneth Briscoe 2003-01-11, 8:23 pm |
| There are a couple programs that will do this, but Norton Ghost seems to be
leader of the pack. I think you can buy it by itself, and I"m pretty sure it
comes bundled with Norton SystemWorks 2003. Basically, it takes an image, or
a "ghost", of a given drive, I believe it's similar to an .iso. You can then
put this image onto a new hard drive, and it will be an exact copy of the
original. HTH
KB
"Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone A+
> certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive
to
> save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
where
> can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
would
> have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse
my
> ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>
> Pat
> A+, Net+
>
>
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|
| Ghost ............. lol
--
RussS
MCP W2K, A+, Net+
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| Tessier 2003-01-11, 8:23 pm |
| Well thanks for all the replies but can you do this to disks (cd-r's) or
does the other drive have to be installed to do it?
Pat
A+, Net+
"Kenneth Briscoe" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:jH3U9.42814$3v.7194@sccrnsc01...
> There are a couple programs that will do this, but Norton Ghost seems to
be
> leader of the pack. I think you can buy it by itself, and I"m pretty sure
it
> comes bundled with Norton SystemWorks 2003. Basically, it takes an image,
or
> a "ghost", of a given drive, I believe it's similar to an .iso. You can
then
> put this image onto a new hard drive, and it will be an exact copy of the
> original. HTH
>
> KB
>
>
> "Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone
A+
> > certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive
> to
> > save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
> where
> > can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
> would
> > have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse
> my
> > ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
> >
> > Pat
> > A+, Net+
> >
> >
>
>
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| Kenneth Briscoe 2003-01-11, 10:23 pm |
| Yeah, I think that it can be copied to a disk and then transferred to a
separate system. Try Ghost 2003. If it can't do it, it probably can't be
done. For my money, it's the best ghosting software there is.
KB
"Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:z74U9.9080$SQ5.1531629@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Well thanks for all the replies but can you do this to disks (cd-r's) or
> does the other drive have to be installed to do it?
>
> Pat
> A+, Net+
>
>
> "Kenneth Briscoe" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:jH3U9.42814$3v.7194@sccrnsc01...
> > There are a couple programs that will do this, but Norton Ghost seems to
> be
> > leader of the pack. I think you can buy it by itself, and I"m pretty
sure
> it
> > comes bundled with Norton SystemWorks 2003. Basically, it takes an
image,
> or
> > a "ghost", of a given drive, I believe it's similar to an .iso. You can
> then
> > put this image onto a new hard drive, and it will be an exact copy of
the
> > original. HTH
> >
> > KB
> >
> >
> > "Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone
> A+
> > > certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a
drive
> > to
> > > save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
> > where
> > > can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
> > would
> > > have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again
excuse
> > my
> > > ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
> > >
> > > Pat
> > > A+, Net+
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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| Slammer 2003-01-11, 10:23 pm |
| You would need Norton Ghost.
--
Slammer
MCSA, CNA, Server+, NET+, A+
"Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone A+
> certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive
to
> save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
where
> can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
would
> have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse
my
> ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>
> Pat
> A+, Net+
>
>
| |
|
| For what it's worth, where I used to work as a volunteer, they used it
to download and install the whole drive image through a network, which
I believe is an option.
Mark
>Yeah, I think that it can be copied to a disk and then transferred to a
>separate system. Try Ghost 2003. If it can't do it, it probably can't be
>done. For my money, it's the best ghosting software there is.
>
>KB
>
>
>"Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:z74U9.9080$SQ5.1531629@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Well thanks for all the replies but can you do this to disks (cd-r's) or
>> does the other drive have to be installed to do it?
>>
>> Pat
>> A+, Net+
>>
>>
>> "Kenneth Briscoe" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:jH3U9.42814$3v.7194@sccrnsc01...
>> > There are a couple programs that will do this, but Norton Ghost seems to
>> be
>> > leader of the pack. I think you can buy it by itself, and I"m pretty
>sure
>> it
>> > comes bundled with Norton SystemWorks 2003. Basically, it takes an
>image,
>> or
>> > a "ghost", of a given drive, I believe it's similar to an .iso. You can
>> then
>> > put this image onto a new hard drive, and it will be an exact copy of
> the
>> > original. HTH
>> >
>> > KB
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> > news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> > > Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone
>> A+
>> > > certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a
> drive
>> > to
>> > > save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
>> > where
>> > > can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
>> > would
>> > > have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again
> excuse
>> > my
>> > > ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>> > >
>> > > Pat
>> > > A+, Net+
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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| Millimeter 2003-01-12, 6:23 am |
| Hi Tessier,
With the old Ghost v1.0 you would need the second drive installed
also. It made a sector by sector copy of the drive. Problem was if
you ghosted a 2GB drive onto an 80 GB drive, the 80 would show up as a
2GB.
The latest version of ghost is much improved. It has built in
functions that allow you to ghost an image to CDR, even if it spans
multiple disks.
Millimeter
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:09:40 -0500, "Tessier"
<colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Well thanks for all the replies but can you do this to disks (cd-r's) or
>does the other drive have to be installed to do it?
>
>Pat
>A+, Net+
>
>
>"Kenneth Briscoe" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:jH3U9.42814$3v.7194@sccrnsc01...
>> There are a couple programs that will do this, but Norton Ghost seems to
>be
>> leader of the pack. I think you can buy it by itself, and I"m pretty sure
>it
>> comes bundled with Norton SystemWorks 2003. Basically, it takes an image,
>or
>> a "ghost", of a given drive, I believe it's similar to an .iso. You can
>then
>> put this image onto a new hard drive, and it will be an exact copy of the
>> original. HTH
>>
>> KB
>>
>>
>> "Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> > Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone
> A+
>> > certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive
>> to
>> > save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
>> where
>> > can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
>> would
>> > have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse
>> my
>> > ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>> >
>> > Pat
>> > A+, Net+
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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| I tried Norton Ghost(I have it included on Norton SystemWorks 2002), and I
think it sucks.
I have a TDK CD-RW and the program absolutely refuses to work with it. If
you search Symantec's knowledgebase, it says that if you CD burner isn't on
their list, the program won't work with it. Nice........
"RussS" <yeah_right@roflmao.com> wrote in message
news:bM3U9.22947$F63.427802@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Ghost ............. lol
>
> --
> RussS
> MCP W2K, A+, Net+
>
>
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| natural_4u 2003-01-12, 6:23 pm |
| Power Quest Drive Image (PQDI) is way more user friendly. I'm not sure about
Norton but PQDI can compress 1 GB of of data onto 1 cd. The best time to
create an image of your drive is after your OS , drivers, and important
programs has been installed. Once your image has been created keep it in a
safe place. When something goes wrong with your system. just simply format
and load an image .... all restored in under 35 minutes(depending on size of
the image...based on a 1.3GB image) ....OS , drivers , programs. and even
e-mail.
"Tessier" <colpatrickhatesspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:xp3U9.8997$SQ5.1525451@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone A+
> certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive
to
> save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program
where
> can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you
would
> have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse
my
> ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>
> Pat
> A+, Net+
>
>
| |
| natural_4u 2003-01-12, 6:23 pm |
| I agree ...... Norton Ghost is not as user friendly as PQDI. The only good
thing about Ghost is that you can load an image through a corporate
network... other than that, I think Norton Ghost and it's interface is just
crap.:-)
"H H" <no_one@somewhere.net> wrote in message
news:nLiU9.38974$p_6.3346528@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I tried Norton Ghost(I have it included on Norton SystemWorks 2002), and I
> think it sucks.
> I have a TDK CD-RW and the program absolutely refuses to work with it. If
> you search Symantec's knowledgebase, it says that if you CD burner isn't
on
> their list, the program won't work with it. Nice........
> "RussS" <yeah_right@roflmao.com> wrote in message
> news:bM3U9.22947$F63.427802@news.xtra.co.nz...
> > Ghost ............. lol
> >
> > --
> > RussS
> > MCP W2K, A+, Net+
> >
> >
>
>
| |
| Barry Watzman 2003-01-12, 7:23 pm |
| Just a couple of comments .... Symantec acquired the "Ghost" product
from another company, it was being marketed well before it was part of
Symantec / Norton. But, anyway, yes, it's a commercial software product
that copies drives and partitions.
Also, as mentioned, there are other products that do essentially the
same thing, in fact "Ghost" may well be the number 2 product, the other
leading product (without arguing over which one is #1) is PowerQuest's
"Drive Image", a companion to "Partiton Magic".
Tessier wrote:
> Ok, I feel really stupid even asking this because it seems the someone A+
> certified should know about it but I keep reading about ghosting a drive to
> save all the data and settings. What exactly is it?? If it's a program where
> can I pick it up and does it make an exact copy of a drive so all you would
> have to do is swap a drive out and it would work perfectly. Again excuse my
> ignorance but I guess I still have ALOT to learn.
>
> Pat
> A+, Net+
>
>
| |
|
| In article <9fnU9.23705$Yo4.1757705@news1.calgary.shaw.ca>, natural_
4u@hotmail.com says...
> Power Quest Drive Image (PQDI) is way more user friendly. I'm not sure about
> Norton but PQDI can compress 1 GB of of data onto 1 cd. The best time to
> create an image of your drive is after your OS , drivers, and important
> programs has been installed. Once your image has been created keep it in a
> safe place. When something goes wrong with your system. just simply format
> and load an image .... all restored in under 35 minutes(depending on size of
> the image...based on a 1.3GB image) ....OS , drivers , programs. and even
> e-mail.
That sounds good but if you have a formatted drive would it simply be a
case of copying the CD contents back onto it or does PQDI transfer
software to the CD to enable this?
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