in SIMPLE non-jargon pc talk....
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I have used it on a freshly formatted Hard drive using WinXPE ultimate boot diisk
(Its lke windows XP on a CDROM--contains all kinds of networking stuff as well as programs to partition your HDD, and GHOST)
Took a naked disk and turned back into a beautifully operating computer...
(HAvent used it at home yet though gotta remember to Ghost next time I do a format...)
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You can use FAST (Files and Settings Transfer Wizard), along with USMT (User State Migration Tool -- Scanstate / Loadstate) THere is a program called "my drivers" which will snag all of your drivers on your computer and then spit them back out anywhere you want
Or you can just use norton's ghost program, which is revolutionizing the way computer deployment is accomplished.
it hasnt been said here, but Ghost can backup a hard drive to external USB drives, burn to CD's DVD's etc. And it will span over disks, so if you have a partition full with 9GB or datda, 2 DVD discs later, its all backed up. plus Ghost does compress fairly well.
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RRCinci wrote:xeo196 wrote:I am not sure if this is correct. Since I did it long time ago. With Ghost we have to use same size HDs, don't we?
I my company, we use harddrive duplicator. It costs several thousands but man it is fast with 10 HDs at the same time.
xeo
You're remembering an older version of Ghost...they've moved on in a dramatic way! Now you can go from smaller to larger...or from larger to smaller. From NTFS, FAT32, FAT or almost any other kind of file system. And it all runs off a single floppy disk! Very sweet!
Paul
Thanks for the clarification Paul. I haven't Ghost in a long time.
xeo
My PC Specs?
I don't know.
I use dump terminal.
Ghost is not really for a novice... You need to know certain things (To set your HDD aside from others).
Most versions of windows comes with a backup program that's really simple and use wizards to walk you through this process. Do you plan to use an external media? (Flash, hard disk, zip?)
Most versions of windows comes with a backup program that's really simple and use wizards to walk you through this process. Do you plan to use an external media? (Flash, hard disk, zip?)
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P4 3.4GHz HT
1.5 GB 400MHz
370GB of Space for crap
Radeon 9600 All-in-Wonder Pro
9 Case fans, 2 PSU fans, 1 CPU BLOWER!
All the people that posted to your message referring to Symantec Ghost are quite right , it's good. If you want to try a free backup tool that works really good and is Very easy to use try ERUNT , you can find this by searching for ERUNT or go to www.winxpfix.com/Windows-Software-Page146.htm , (free Windows xp Utilities page) take a look around you'll find it easy and maybe some other stuff too.
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If you are talking like a simple restore of the system, and don't want to do anything using third party software, you can always just try the system restore function in Windows XP. That works great. The ghost programs that all these people are talking about need to have extra space and things around in order to do anything. The system restore function in windows works just fine for most problems with the registry and things of that nature in the system. You can find this utility in Start::All Programs::Accessories::System Tools::System Restore. Click next, choose a date on the calendar that is provided and then click next, click on OK and then let the system restart itself and begin the restore process. This process can take anywhere from 2 minutes until about 1 hour. Try that it works.
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