Ghost 12 doesn't create images of entire hard disks (which contain multiple partitions). v2i), typically of an individual partition. These terms will help us better understand your situation, should you need help with any aspect of the imaging (or cloning) process. Here's some terminology we've adopted over the years. The rest of your disk can be backed up using less sophisticated techniques (such as burning files to DVD, or standard copying to an external drive using Windows own Explorer).įor more about Partitioning, see my ditty on the topic » Partitioning Strategies Terminology You only really need an imaging/coning program to backup your system partition (where Windows resides).
This will help keep your backup image files small as possible, and make the process go faster. Ghost and *all* drive cloning programs work best if you if partition your drive to include a small partition (~30 gigs, maybe 40) at the beginning ( fastest part) of the disk. You can now, for example, buy a 1-TeraByte drive (1,000 GigaBytes). Or, it may be a good time to upgrade, say from Norton AntiVirus 2005 to NAV 2007.įrom the Symantec Knowlege Base for Norton Ghost 12, you might also find the follow article helpful » Installing Norton Ghost 12 This may or may not represent a hassle for you. If you use this tool with Symantec products currently installed, you'll have to re-install them all. This tool will remove all lingering remnants, which could interfere with the installation of Ghost 12. The best time to run this tool is if you previously had many Symantec products installed which are no longer installed. You might not want to go thru the hassle, especially if you have many Symantec products currently installed. You might also consider downloading & running the Norton Removal Tool (I did), which will remove all traces of previously installed Symantec products, to prevent any conflicts during installation of Ghost 12.
These superstitions may be unnecessary, but I *did* install Ghost 12 with no problem. Might not be a bad idea to review my screenshots, so you'll know what to expect. Open NO OTHER programs first and launch Ghost installer. Shut down any programs resident in system tray you know you don't need.
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