Ghost bootable with Norton Ghost 14
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Hello everyone
I had my mother buy Norton Ghost 14 because I read online (Wikipedia and elsewhere) that this software could make a bootable disk image.
What I mean by this is that if I ever catch a virus or something else, I can restore the ghost, boot the PC from it (like for formatting), and get everything back to how it was when I made the image (Windows, programs, settings). I read that Norton uses PCDos and creates the ghost under DOS from the CD onto another disk (or another partition), but for me, it's making the ghost under Windows even though I saw that wasn't supposed to be possible. I'm almost sure I can't boot from the image (it's in 2 files, one sv2i of 3KB and one v2i of 1.55GB, my C drive is 2.4GB)
If anyone knows this program (or the previous version) because I'm stuck (and if I can't manage it, I've formatted for nothing)
PS: I forgot, I have XP Pro
I had my mother buy Norton Ghost 14 because I read online (Wikipedia and elsewhere) that this software could make a bootable disk image.
What I mean by this is that if I ever catch a virus or something else, I can restore the ghost, boot the PC from it (like for formatting), and get everything back to how it was when I made the image (Windows, programs, settings). I read that Norton uses PCDos and creates the ghost under DOS from the CD onto another disk (or another partition), but for me, it's making the ghost under Windows even though I saw that wasn't supposed to be possible. I'm almost sure I can't boot from the image (it's in 2 files, one sv2i of 3KB and one v2i of 1.55GB, my C drive is 2.4GB)
If anyone knows this program (or the previous version) because I'm stuck (and if I can't manage it, I've formatted for nothing)
PS: I forgot, I have XP Pro
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Hello,
as I've struggled a lot, here's the method I used to create a bootable USB with Norton Ghost 14:
(read everything before doing anything! I disclaim all responsibility in case of incorrect handling and data loss.)
- start by making the Norton Ghost 14 boot CD
- modify the BIOS to be able to boot from USB stick
- Plug in the USB stick and then start the PC with the Norton Ghost 14 boot CD
go to the command line:
go to the drive letter of the USB stick:
- type cd\
- type cd G: (for me, that's the letter of my USB stick)
- type diskpart
- type list disk to find the disk number of the USB stick
(WARNING!!! You must be absolutely sure of the disk number!)
- type select disk 1 (1 for me is the disk of my USB stick)
- type clean
- type create partition primary
- type select partition 1
- type active
- type format fs=fat32 (the USB stick is formatted)
- type assign
- type exit
the USB stick is bootable!
return to Windows
copy all files from the Norton Ghost 14 boot CD to the USB stick using Explorer.
restart the PC with the Norton Ghost 14 USB stick, it works!!!
as I've struggled a lot, here's the method I used to create a bootable USB with Norton Ghost 14:
(read everything before doing anything! I disclaim all responsibility in case of incorrect handling and data loss.)
- start by making the Norton Ghost 14 boot CD
- modify the BIOS to be able to boot from USB stick
- Plug in the USB stick and then start the PC with the Norton Ghost 14 boot CD
go to the command line:
go to the drive letter of the USB stick:
- type cd\
- type cd G: (for me, that's the letter of my USB stick)
- type diskpart
- type list disk to find the disk number of the USB stick
(WARNING!!! You must be absolutely sure of the disk number!)
- type select disk 1 (1 for me is the disk of my USB stick)
- type clean
- type create partition primary
- type select partition 1
- type active
- type format fs=fat32 (the USB stick is formatted)
- type assign
- type exit
the USB stick is bootable!
return to Windows
copy all files from the Norton Ghost 14 boot CD to the USB stick using Explorer.
restart the PC with the Norton Ghost 14 USB stick, it works!!!
I confirm that it works (I am using the bootable CD of Norton Ghost 15).
I just want to clarify that when we talk about the command line, we are referring to the one present on the Norton Ghost CD (it can be found in "Analyze", then "Open Command Shell Window").
Booting from the USB stick is a bit faster and, above all, quieter than from the CD, and otherwise, everything else is exactly the same!
- type create partition primary (shrink=5000 if it's a hard drive of more than 40 GB)
- type format fs=fat32 (the drive is formatted) (add /quick if hard drive)