There is no question that earlier versions of Ghost could effortlessly clone Windows XP boot-drives. So why the change - why do recent. I wish to make an.iso image of my netbook running XP. There is no backup utility in Accessories, Administrative Tools, Control Panel, Computer or anywhere else. When I do a search on the MS KB I get results for 8.0, 8.1, Vista, everything except XP even though I put XP in the search criteria and filtered for XP.
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Imaging: create a Windows system imageNow you have installed Windows on your C: partition (and placed your personaldata on the D: partition), it is time to create an image of your Windows system.A system image creates an exact backup of all the bits on your C: partition.This means you can always restore your system to the exact original situation!Where the Windows System Restore (Start, All Programs, Accessories, System tools, System Recovery) keeps givingtroubles, a system image will always work! Creating a system image is the best advise I can giveto prevent getting into troubles.
Remember you will need a valid licence for each machine you wantto install XP on. If your trying to circumvent MicrosoftsLicencing rules then you deserve to fail. However, if you havevalid licences and are experimenting with ways to install XPthen try some of the following.To be honest tring to take a ghost image of one system andappling it to another will generally fail. Ghost wasn`tdesigned for that type of application. It makes backups of yoursystem, for restoration on that system.Basically XP doesn`t like suddenly having a different CPU,Chipset and drivers to deal with, and even if it does bootWindows activation and WGA will cause headaches. Let alone thelicencing implications.see above.You would be better of creating your own custom install of XP, bycreating an unattended install disk, which you`ve slipstreamedwith the latest Service Packs and updates, and then use Sysprepto install applications etc.Microsoft and many 3rd party websites and books offerstep-by-step guides on how to achieve this.This can be on either a CD or DVD depending on the size of yourcustom install.If you have access to a server and your systems NICs support PXEboot, you could explore the option of a remote installationacross the network. I have not had any problems 'Ghosting' with the 2003 version.
It will even work on SATA drives although it isn't supposed to. The trick is to have the program installed on a different computer. I use an old Athlon 2400+ setup for Ghosting. I Hook up the source drive and the target drive in that computer. I run them on the same IDE ribbon as a master and a slave on the secondary channel with a 80 wire ribbon. With SATA, you just plug them in to the connectors on the motherboard.
You must also make sure that the source drive is clean from viruses, spyware and the like before proceeding. It is also recommended to completely defrag it before trying to copy it. The target drive should be freshly formated. I do several 'Ghosts' a week and I can't remember the last time one failed. Harvey Z.From: [email protected]: [email protected]: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:07:41 -0400Subject: RE:windows-xp-pro-l How to Ghost a Windows XP to different hardwarePosted by NiMarlboro (Hardware Assembly)on Apr 1 at 9:10 AMMark as helpfulEnjoy 'ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 3'it seems better that GHOST!!! If you are going from IDE to SATA. Or IDE to IDE but different controllers.You can also use ghost but before ghosting the pc try the following:Under device Manager, IDE/ATAPI controllers, change the drivers on all storage controllers to Standard Dual Channell PCI IDE controller (Microsoft drivers).
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If you don't want to keep the generic drivers, you can always download the latest controller drivers after you successfully logged on to Windows.This works with laptops too.From: [email protected]: [email protected]: RE: windows-xp-pro-l How to Ghost a Windows XP to different hardwareDate: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:40:57 +0000Posted by HarveyZon Apr 1 at 12:39 PMMark as helpfulI have not had any problems 'Ghosting' with the 2003 version. It will even work on SATA drives although it isn't supposed to. The trick is to have the program installed on a different computer. I use an old Athlon 2400+ setup for Ghosting.
I Hook up the source drive and the target drive in that computer. I run them on the same IDE ribbon as a master and a slave on the secondary channel with a 80 wire ribbon.
With SATA, you just plug them in to the connectors on the motherboard. You must also make sure that the source drive is clean from viruses, spyware and the like before proceeding. It is also recommended to completely defrag it before trying to copy it. The target drive should be freshly formated.
I do several 'Ghosts' a week and I can't remember the last time one failed. Harvey Z.From: [email protected]: [email protected]: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:07:41 -0400Subject: RE:windows-xp-pro-l How to Ghost a Windows XP to different hardwarePosted by NiMarlboro (Hardware Assembly)on Apr 1 at 9:10 AMMark as helpfulEnjoy 'ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 3'it seems better that GHOST!!!
Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image (my own favourite) will do that for you and it's a good way to lessen the hassle of a Windows re-install. The backup image should be done to an external Hard Drive and when needing to restore both have a bootable CD that will do the job. Both aren't free but Seagate and Western Digital have free to download versions of Acronis that work with their drives - and all you need is one drive to be compliant to work. You can use a Western Digital external HD and make a backup image from a Fuji HD in the PC then if the Fuji fails you can restore back onto a new IBM / Seagate etc drive. Different sizes of drives are also catered for and all existing partitions can be re-sized as required on restore. I agree with Barry. I use Acronis True Image to copy a drive to another drive.
So far this has just been to put a larger drive in a computer to expand space, but I want the new larger drive to be the boot/C: drive. So after cloning I have to reconfigure the jumpers(eide) and cables to make it the master. Then I have a back up with my original programs and docs if the larger drive fails. I can either disconnect the old drive and not use it, or if there is space and I want to put something special on it I can use it as a slave drive. Western Digital has a link to Acronis True Image. Let us know how it goes.Ps.
When y'all want to help, it really is good if you can write down the steps to take. I've used xclone to copy?
Back up dtivr and renew? Pc on corrupted drive. It's super.Theres no substitue for have a second? HD in the tower or even an external for back up. I have a third drive with bootup?
On my shelf just incase I lose the 'backup'Subject: RE:windows-xp-pro-l How to Ghost a Windows?XP to different hardwarePosted by Babznme (Ops Support Specialist/Small Business Owner)on Apr 3 at 12:28 PM Mark this reply as helpfulMark as helpfulI agree with Barry. I use Acronis True Image to copy a drive to another drive.
So far this has just been to put a larger drive in a computer to expand space, but I want the new larger drive to be the boot/C: drive. So after cloning I have to reconfigure the jumpers(eide) and cables to make it the master. Then I have a back up with my original programs and docs if the larger drive fails.
I can either disconnect the old drive and not use it, or if there is space and I want to put something special on it I can use it as a slave drive. Western Digital has a link to Acronis True Image. Let us know how it goes.Ps. When y'all want to help, it really is good if you can write down the steps to take.
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