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Norton Ghost Tips

Before using Ghost from Windows to perform a cloning operation, run LiveUpdate to obtain the latest update to Ghost. Update usually resolves some problems that may be encountered when Ghost restarts the computer into the Ghost Virtual Boot Partition or uses a USB or Firewire connection. See the document Updates to Norton Ghost 2003. The latest Ghost 2003 files should have May 28 date of creation. 

• After creation of a bootable PC DOS diskette you can put Volkov commander on it. That increase the flexibility of using this diskette in most situations.  You can also create several boot disks with different sets of drivers on each. See the document How to choose a type of boot disk or boot image.
   
• When you clone directly from one disk to another, the final steps depend on how you will use the destination disk. See the Symantec document How to perform a Disk to Disk clone.
   
• Ghost's ability to save an image file to various types of local devices depends on your Ghost version, the device type, and sometimes the device's make and model. See the document Ghost compatibility. The "Ghost compatibility" document provides links to other documents that provide specific compatibility information for various hardware devices, operating systems, file systems, other programs, and so on.
   
• Norton Ghost 2003 can save a disk image file or partition image file directly to most models of USB drives. See
  Ghost compatibility with external USB devices.
  Ghost compatibility with external FireWire devices.
   
• When you use Ghost to create a disk image file or partition image file and save the file to a hard disk on the local computer, Ghost can save a disk image file to a different disk on the same computer but not to the same disk. Ghost can save a partition image file to a different partition on the same computer but not to the same partition. For other information on this process, see the document How to create an image of a drive and save it on a different local drive.

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[Feb 14, 2006] You do not need Ghost 2003 to occupy tray as this program is not often used.  To remove it go to options and uncheck "Show Ghost on start-up button".

[Feb 14 2006]  It is close to suicide to try to use Ghost 2003 to write directly to CD or DVD.  If you need this you this function need to upgrade to later versions.  Meanwhile you can speed up operation by first writing image to the disk and then burning CD or DVD with a regular burning program. If you want Ghost to save the disk image file or partition image file directly to a CD-R or CD-RW drive, first verify that your CD-R/RW device is on the list of tested drives. See the document Ghost 2003 compatibility with CD-R and CD-RW drives. For more information on this process, see the following documents:

• How to save an image file directly to a CDR/RW disc
• How to restore an image from a CD disc
• Which boot disks to use when writing to CDR/RW drives
• How to create a bootable CD that can restore a Ghost image
• How to troubleshoot problems writing to CD-R and CD-RW drives

Resolving problems

• Most problems using Ghost are due to device drivers issues connected with DOS environment
   
• Here are some  documents in the Semantec  knowledge base:
  Using Ghost to save or write an image to a different computer
  How to perform a Disk to Disk clone
  How to save an image file directly to a CDR/RW disc
  How to create a bootable CD that can restore a Ghost image
   
• If using a network interface card, ensure that the device drivers have been configured properly for the device and the network. See the documents Tips for configuring NDIS drivers and Basic tips for configuring packet drivers.
   
• Ghost supports your particular storage devices, and your Ghost version supports the operating system. See the document Ghost compatibility.
   
• Many problems that you may have while using Ghost are documented in the Ghost Knowledge Base. You can search, for instance, for the error message that Ghost displays or for the model of a specific hardware device. If the error message or device is documented in the knowledge base, the document might explain both the cause of the problem and a solution for it.
   
• The Ghost Knowledge Base includes the following troubleshooting documents.
  • How to troubleshoot problems writing to CD-R and CD-RW drives.
  • How to troubleshoot a Ghost Network Boot Disk. Use this document when you choose the option Peer-to-Peer and TCP/IP.
  • How to troubleshoot Ghost lockup problems Use this document when the computer stops responding while running Ghost.exe or while attempting to start Ghost.exe.
  • How to troubleshoot problems with Microsoft Client boot disks. Use this option when you load the Microsoft Client rather than the Novell Client. Note that Peer-to-Peer TCP/IP options use the Novell Client by default.
  • How to troubleshoot parallel port connection problems.