Using Norton Ghost 9 To Clone My C:\ Drive

[George]

Been using Norton Ghost 2003 ever since 2003 and have been completely satisfied.

From what I've been seeing lately though, they have become a nightmare to work with. If I ever need to change, Acronis here I come..

The main purpose of this post is to advise anyone doing it, that uninstalling any Norton product, does not do a completle uninstall of the product by a darn sight. There are more files left in the registry than one would imagine.

It's so bad Norton offers Norton removal software...go figure

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by George

The main purpose of this post is to advise anyone doing it, that uninstalling any Norton product, does not do a completle uninstall of the product by a darn sight. There are more files left in the registry than one would imagine.

It's so bad Norton offers Norton removal software...go figure

Peter Norton used to be my hero back in the DOS days. Not so much anymore.

[Beavis]

it has never not worked for me.

your right jim, its "copy drive" now not clone.

are you using a USB external drive to copy to ?

if so there are some advanced options for USB while your going through the wizard.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Beavis

are you using a USB external drive to copy to ?

no, it's an internal drive

[Beavis]

im using 10.0


is there a setting for "set drive active" in the wizard ?

[Beavis]

did you plug the new hard drive back into the same ide cable as the original drive ??

you shouldnt need any boot disc.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Beavis

im using 10.0


is there a setting for "set drive active" in the wizard ?

Yes, I tried it and The Wizard locked up on me and I had to manually shut it down. Then when I restarted my computer windows would not load. I had to reset my bios to get windows back.

It seems when I the set the drive active in one of these programs, they make the second drive the main drive which is not what I want to do.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Beavis

did you plug the new hard drive back into the same ide cable as the original drive ??

you shouldnt need any boot disc.

Yes, both drive are on the same cable.

[Beavis]

did you totally unplug your original drive ?

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Beavis

did you totally unplug your original drive ?

Yes

[Beavis]

do you have an extra, external drive or enough space on your c: drive to make a back up instead of "copy drive" ???

if so try the "back up my computer" option, pick a folder in your c: drive to store the info on, then let it back up.

then go to restore option, pick the backed up file and restore it to your new drive.



this is all if you want to test

[madjim- with the Lord]

I should be able make a bootable copy of my C:\ drive once a week with no extra steps, that's one of the features that Norton said Ghost will do. My extensive testing shows that Ghost does not provide this feature. I've spent too much time on this as it is. I'm through with Norton Ghost. I'll put my efforts into Acronis since it works for everybody.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Jim

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by billyo

buy the box version

Hey Billy,
Where did you buy your "box" version?

Jim

[bobcox- with the Lord]

Try This.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...iption=Acronis

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by bobcox

Try This.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...iption=Acronis

Hey Bob,
They don't sell Migrate Easy but thanks for the help! I'll get a download copy and burn it to a disc. I just got the demo installed and will put it to the test in a few minutes.

Jim

[madjim- with the Lord]

I installed the Migrate Easy demo. If I use the automatic clone feature it says I will have to remove the old hard drive when the data moving is complete. Does this means everytime I make a copy of my C:\ drive, I have to run off of the second drive and disconect the first drive? Do I have to go back and forth switching drives eveytime I add new songs and want to do a backup?

I was under the impression that if my hard drive failed all I had to do was restart my computer and the second drive would take over. I don't mind disconnecting a drive and leaving it in the computer for backup but this method will require me to open the computer which I though I could avoid.

After running shows with this computer for over four years now I feel it's time to get a tested, working backup system in place since hard drives do not last forever. I would appreciate it if somebody who uses Migrate Easy would explain the process they use.

Thanks

Jim

[Beavis]

nortons will back up your hard drive every hour if you want it to.

you have to use the back up feature.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Beavis

nortons will back up your hard drive every hour if you want it to.

you have to use the back up feature.

I want to be set up where if my C:\ drive fails at a show I can restart the computer and the second drive will take over. How do I do this with Ghost (or Migrate Easy)?

Jim

[bobcox- with the Lord]

Sounds like you want a raid setup.
thats the only way i know to keep going if a hard drive fails.

[gd123]

You might find these links helpful:

http://www.allacronis.com/step-by-step.php

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/h...les/16043.aspx

http://www.technologyquestions.com/t...178-post4.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFdAL7hpYvo