quick and easy norton ghost question

[beatniks3]

hello. Here is the computer harddrive situation: Sony Vaio r505TL with 15GB harddrive set-up with two partitions C: and D:...C: contains the OS files and programs and I just got done performing a partiton to image file in Norton Ghost2001 of the C: partition onto the D: partition. I then sent this image to another computer on the network for back-up (i split the image to fit on cd in case I decide to burn it). In the event that I had to reload the image file, how would this work in concern to the two partitions? Would I have to set-up the partitions on the harddrive before re-installing the image or would this be taken care of? I hope this is clear...should be an easy question, I just don't know that much about norton. thanks a ton for reading this and hopefully replying!

 

[Bglad]

If you create boot disks that allow you to backup/restore over the network, you can image disk. In this case, when you restore it will create the partition for you just as it was when it was imaged.

If you image partitions, partitions need to be created and sized before restoration. The partition does not need to be the same size as it was when the image was taken, just large enough to hold the data. BUT... this is only if the partitions are gone for some reason or need to be changed. Usually you don't need to mess with partitions at all unless you want to change them or the drive fails and is replaced. Most other failures are virus or user error related in which case the boot record information does not change.

 

[beatniks3]

thanks for the reply. That is what I thought...just wanted to confirm before I try to install XP on this laptop...

 

[Bglad]

Whoa!! Wait a minute, XP.

Ghost cannot restore an image to an NTFS drive or partition. If you want to backup the laptop using Ghost, you have to leave it FAT32. Actually, you can back it up but the image will not be restorable.

 

[beatniks3]

Update...Installed Xp on the laptop...works really nice and it is cool to know that I got the ghost image of ME (which came with the computer) if I ever needed to reinstall it. Does anyone know if ghost 2001 works with XP (installed with FAT32)? Thanks!

 

[Bglad]

Don't know if it will install under XP.

A boot disk made under ME will work fine though as long as you don't change the drive to NTFS.

 

[beatniks3]

<< Don't know if it will install under XP.

A boot disk made under ME will work fine though as long as you don't change the drive to NTFS. >>



forgive me for sounding ignorant, but does this mean I could use the norton ghost floppy that I made in ME and use it to make an image of XP (which is FAT32)?

 

[Bglad]

yes

 

[Turkey22]

Norton 2002 supports NTFS

 

[Bglad]

Turkey don't go around saying that. It just isn't true. If you go around saying that you're gonna have a lot of people very mad at you when they can't restore their computers.

Ghost cannot write to an NTFS partition. If you are serious, then you must have gotten this info from the advertisement. You better go read the fine print.