Tutorials > Image your HDD with ghost

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#259875 by fx2050 Donor

(Power User) at 2005-06-22 07:29:50 (8 years ago) - [Report]

I get asked this one alot so this is the basics and a great FAQ.

The idea is, you do a nice clean windows install, add all ur fave programs and security patches etc etc and then take an image. next time u need to format u install from the image takin only a few minutes and thus no need to manual add all the apps again.

Basically you create a bootable cd/floppy and add the 1mb dos ghost file.

With this you can boot from the disk and then use the options to take an image of your hard drive and then place onto another hard drive, then can burn to cd's/dvd's later if preferred.
I personally just keep on a spare hard drive and plug it in when need to format again.

This is the most prefered method in the IT industry, most stay away from the win32 full cd version.

The main tutorial needed
hxxp://ghost.radified.com/ghost_1.htm

The important 1mb ghost file
hxxp://www.fx2050.com/transfer/Ghost/ghost.exe

Boot disk files
hxxp://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm

only other thing needed is a spare hard drive formatted to FAT32.

Its not at all hard once u made the boot disk which is pretty easy also.

This is the number 1 tool that all PC junkies should know.

You could of course install the full win32 Ghost version but you will find the original dos version to be much easier.

Bit of an old method now but still great.

Enjoy

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#259876 by Komp (Power User) at 2005-06-22 07:32:53 (8 years ago) - [Report]

Do you know if it can read off an ntfs partition instead of fat32?

#259878 by fx2050 Donor

(Power User) at 2005-06-22 07:37:02 (8 years ago) - [Report]

yes I have many images of NTFS setups just need to store them on fat32 drives.

Just have a spare small size HDD formatted to FAT32 for storing images is best method.

this is a little of an old method and I haven't bothered with win32 version as it was very fiddly and had many options associated with networking that most companies dont even use, let alone home users.

The tutorial does cover the newer version that can write direct to ntfs drives

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#262221 by unknown[3474] at 2005-06-23 16:48:42 (8 years ago) - [Report]

Ghost 8 gives you possibility to create bootable diskette,which boots directly to ghost8.
Mouse drivers included.You can image everything (including linux partitions) and store image files on NTFS partitions as well as on FAT32.

Also there was nice release of Norton all in one 2005 by Xiso.This CD was bootable to Norton AV,ghost 2003,partition magic.With this you can image as well (of course no fat32 limitation here either)

#262321 by fx2050 Donor

(Power User) at 2005-06-23 17:53:09 (8 years ago) - [Report]

yeah the all in one was a messy program with many not needed functions that not even companies use.

I personally prefer the dos version, fat32 is no issue for me as have around 10 spare HDD's but there is an updated version that fully supports ntfs without all the crap on top.

this version can image an ntfs drive just it needs to go on a fat32 drive

Main point of my post is that this is a very easy way and I have provided all the files needed so no hunting for boot disk files or ghost itself.

#263244 by unknown[27148] at 2005-06-24 06:33:21 (8 years ago) - [Report]

Would it be possible, using this method (for NTFS) to store the image on CD/DVD? The reason why I ask is that I don't have a spare HDD, but I can get CD's and DVD's easy enough....

#263490 by fx2050 Donor

(Power User) at 2005-06-24 12:11:24 (8 years ago) - [Report]

newer version allows to write direct to a disk, this older version requires to 1st put onto a HDD then burn after.

have a look through the tutorial, covers most of these questions and advises of which version supports what.

#263633 by unknown[16628] at 2005-06-24 14:57:11 (8 years ago) - [Report]

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Also there was nice release of Norton all in one 2005 by Xiso.This CD was bootable to Norton AV,ghost 9 ............

No it didn't boot to ghost 9.

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