How to copy or "Ghost" a drive

[George]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

I'm just trying to avoid the headache of reloading windows and programs and drivers and updates, etc.

Thanks
Sam

Then You need (Symantic) Norton Ghost

[ddouglass]

First, for this problem the best solution would be to reload Windows et al. This would clean up the system file locations and be beneficial in other ways too. It is a real pain and I always dread having to do it, but sometimes ya gotta. Be sure you have all your program installers somewhere else first before you start.

I am not even sure Ghost can help in this situation. If it was a case of getting errors on booting but still opening up then you could just copy everything from the old to the new drive, but since Windows won't open without it that won't work. You could add the new drive as a 3rd drive and just move your data. Then at some point in time reload Windows.

[George]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

First, for this problem the best solution would be to reload Windows et al. This would clean up the system file locations and be beneficial in other ways too. It is a real pain and I always dread having to do it, but sometimes ya gotta. Be sure you have all your program installers somewhere else first before you start.

I am not even sure Ghost can help in this situation. If it was a case of getting errors on booting but still opening up then you could just copy everything from the old to the new drive, but since Windows won't open without it that won't work. You could add the new drive as a 3rd drive and just move your data. Then at some point in time reload Windows.

And then go with Ghost to prevent this same thing in the future. That's what I meant but was a bit terse.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by George

And then go with Ghost to prevent this same thing in the future. That's what I meant but was a bit terse.

True

[bryant]

Exactly how DOES one "ghost" a CD. I have another program designed for this "Not Norton".

But it says you have to use up the complete drive and have nothing else on it, and it highly suggested that you make a boot disk.

Does this make any sense to anyone?

Also, It's been a month and I'd like to "re-ghost'. Do I have to do everything all over again?

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by bryant

Exactly how DOES one "ghost" a CD. I have another program designed for this "Not Norton".

But it says you have to use up the complete drive and have nothing else on it, and it highly suggested that you make a boot disk.

Does this make any sense to anyone?

Also, It's been a month and I'd like to "re-ghost'. Do I have to do everything all over again?

Not a CD Bryant. We are talking about the hard drives. Ghost is for making back up copies of hard drives.

[bryant]

I'm sorry, my mistake, I meant a hard drive. Now I will repeat the post above. sheesh?


" read above post now" ?