I would like to make a ghost image of my c: partition to an external
harddrive (connected by USB 2.0).
In case I would need to restore my partition from this external device, I
need to boot from a cd-rom (or dvd) that supports USB 2.0 devices. Norton
Ghost has an option for creating bootdisks, but only to 3,5" floppy disks.
My system has no 3,5" floppy drive. Is there an existing floppy imagefile
which I can burn to a cd-rom and make it bootable?

Wouter.

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If you get the answer to this one, please post it!  I was wondering the same
thing.  I was afraid to use Ghost on my notebook for the same reason.  I
gather there is a "virtual environment"  you can load for such operations,
but that presupposes you can start the computer to launch Ghost in Windows
to tell it to reboot in the DOS virtual environment.  Also, when I Googled
on that subject I read that a number of people had problems and had to
reformat or something.

"Wouter" <w.koelewijn60@planet.nl> wrote in message
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> I would like to make a ghost image of my c: partition to an external
> harddrive (connected by USB 2.0).
> In case I would need to restore my partition from this external device, I
> need to boot from a cd-rom (or dvd) that supports USB 2.0 devices. Norton
> Ghost has an option for creating bootdisks, but only to 3,5" floppy disks.
> My system has no 3,5" floppy drive. Is there an existing floppy imagefile
> which I can burn to a cd-rom and make it bootable?
>
> Wouter.
>
>

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"Phoenix" <gtr_phoenix@ihatespam.verizon.net> wrote in message
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> If you get the answer to this one, please post it!  I was wondering the
same
> thing.  I was afraid to use Ghost on my notebook for the same reason.  I
> gather there is a "virtual environment"  you can load for such operations,
> but that presupposes you can start the computer to launch Ghost in Windows
> to tell it to reboot in the DOS virtual environment.  Also, when I Googled
> on that subject I read that a number of people had problems and had to
> reformat or something.
>
> "Wouter" <w.koelewijn60@planet.nl> wrote in message
> news:caqb7j$7lt$1@reader10.wxs.nl... 
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>
Sounds like a good reason to purchase an external USB floppy drive!
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Dave

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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:36:27 +0200, "Wouter" <w.koelewijn60@planet.nl>
wrote :

>I would like to make a ghost image of my c: partition to an external
>harddrive (connected by USB 2.0).
>In case I would need to restore my partition from this external device, =
I
>need to boot from a cd-rom (or dvd) that supports USB 2.0 devices. =
Norton
>Ghost has an option for creating bootdisks, but only to 3,5" floppy =
disks.
>My system has no 3,5" floppy drive. Is there an existing floppy =
imagefile
>which I can burn to a cd-rom and make it bootable?
>
Ghost has an option to make the ghost image CD's (or DVD's) bootable.
If your computer BIOS can be set to boot from the external USB HDD,
you are in business!  It uses PCDOS supplied with Ghost.  If you want
to use MSDOS, you have to supply it yourself, and may need a floppy
drive for that.
--=20
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

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Could you explain that a little more, Peter?  The Ghost manual sort of
assumes one already knows the program.  I know that when you write an image
to CD/DVD it is bootable, but how do you make an image on USB HDD bootable?

"Peter Wilkins" <wilkinsp@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:36:27 +0200, "Wouter" <w.koelewijn60@planet.nl>
wrote :

>I would like to make a ghost image of my c: partition to an external
>harddrive (connected by USB 2.0).
>In case I would need to restore my partition from this external device, I
>need to boot from a cd-rom (or dvd) that supports USB 2.0 devices. Norton
>Ghost has an option for creating bootdisks, but only to 3,5" floppy disks.
>My system has no 3,5" floppy drive. Is there an existing floppy imagefile
>which I can burn to a cd-rom and make it bootable?
>
Ghost has an option to make the ghost image CD's (or DVD's) bootable.
If your computer BIOS can be set to boot from the external USB HDD,
you are in business!  It uses PCDOS supplied with Ghost.  If you want
to use MSDOS, you have to supply it yourself, and may need a floppy
drive for that.
--
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

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On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 01:32:45 GMT, "Phoenix"
<gtr_phoenix@ihatespam.verizon.net> wrote :

>Could you explain that a little more, Peter?  The Ghost manual sort of
>assumes one already knows the program.  I know that when you write an =
image
>to CD/DVD it is bootable, but how do you make an image on USB HDD =
bootable?
>

I've not created a boot image on a USB drive myself, only on DVD and
CD, but I know that Ghost 2003 will do it:=20

I quote from the User Guide Chapter 6:
quote
Creating boot disks and boot images
The processes for creating boot images and disks can include any of
the following features:
. Support for CD-R/RW, DVD, LPT, USB, and FireWire
. Network support for TCP/IP peer-to-peer connections
. Support for reading an image from a CD-ROM
. Support for mapping network drives
See Table 6-1 to decide which boot disk you should make.
unquote

You use the Ghost Boot Wizard to do it.  It all seems to be explained
quite well in the handbook.

But I think the first factor to check is if your computer BIOS will
let you boot from a USB external drive.  If it doesn't then there is
no point creating a boot image on the USB drive.

--=20
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

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I read that in the manual too, but I took it to mean that it puts the
appropriate drivers for reading the USB devices and CDs on the boot floppy.
Also, when you use Ghost book disk wizard, it only gives you the option of
writing to a floppy drive.

"Peter Wilkins" <wilkinsp_nospam@delete_ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 01:32:45 GMT, "Phoenix"
<gtr_phoenix@ihatespam.verizon.net> wrote :

>Could you explain that a little more, Peter?  The Ghost manual sort of
>assumes one already knows the program.  I know that when you write an image
>to CD/DVD it is bootable, but how do you make an image on USB HDD bootable?
>

I've not created a boot image on a USB drive myself, only on DVD and
CD, but I know that Ghost 2003 will do it:

I quote from the User Guide Chapter 6:
quote
Creating boot disks and boot images
The processes for creating boot images and disks can include any of
the following features:
. Support for CD-R/RW, DVD, LPT, USB, and FireWire
. Network support for TCP/IP peer-to-peer connections
. Support for reading an image from a CD-ROM
. Support for mapping network drives
See Table 6-1 to decide which boot disk you should make.
unquote

You use the Ghost Boot Wizard to do it.  It all seems to be explained
quite well in the handbook.

But I think the first factor to check is if your computer BIOS will
let you boot from a USB external drive.  If it doesn't then there is
no point creating a boot image on the USB drive.

--
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

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