4/18/2021 0 Comments Ghost Windows Vista Ultimate X86
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Ghost Windows Vista Ultimate X86 Full Clone OfI had been using Ghost 2003 (boot disks) to clone all of my pre XP, XP,Vista, and Windows 7 installations for the purposes of a full clone of the hard drive for backup protection of the various environments. I had previously used the clone to image option way back when until one time, the image became corrupt and it caused me grief when I needed it. I also had an issue using CDDVDs to clone backups of my drives as it became wasteful and with the increase in drive sizes, ran the risk of ruining the whole set of DVDs if the operation should fail (happened in one case where it crashed during the operation of 13 DVDs - crashed on 10 I think it was). I like taking full clones of the physical drive to another hard drive because its quick, easily reusable, and because in an outage and emergency situation, I can be back up and running in 10 mins or less. ![]() So, I broke down and started using all the Ghost 15 licenses I bought (knew or at least thought I would use them soon, so I purchased them in advance). I had been using them onVista32bit single partitiondrive installs with a bit of rework involved to resolve issues post backup (boot configuration). Every time I used it and checked the backup, I had to load theVistarepair console and repair the boot configuration before the clone would work - a bit of a pain, and extra step for a product purchased, but hey, it was Ghost - I liked Ghost and I could live with it. Now, enter a W7 64bit Ultimate edition install with the C partition and SRP partition all on one drive. Ghost provides no simple way to just copy the physical drive. If by some miracle you successfully clone the SRP and C: partition (the whole physical drive) to another drive using Ghost 15, you will still have to spend time fixing the boot records and configuration. Nortons community points to references and instructions for using BING and PTEDIT to resolve these issues. One upset member felt that it was ridiculous to buy a product, only to have to go out and get other products (cost involved or not) to accomplish what Ghost should be doing already. BrianK user on the forums listed as a forum guru states in a message regarding this issue (or at least a similar issueconcern): Unless Im mistaken, Ghost 15 cant do drive to drive clones. ![]() Its description states that it copies All existing files, programs and settings from one hard drive to another which in my opinion is only a half truth and is somewhat misleading. It copies only the partition, not all files on the physical drive. This is what creates problems when trying to clone a drive to another drive with multiple partitions because you can only use Copy My Hard Drive to copy one partition at a time. The forums have suggested that if you take an image backup or Recovery Point, it will backup the whole drive, then you can come back in and restore it to your new drive. From a usability and efficiency standpoint, it would be better if you just brought back a cloning option or solution to accomplish this work that right now requires increased user interaction for what should be a simple stand alone operation. Using this forum recommendation, I see the easiest way to implement it, is to have three hard drives. Your source (old hard drive), your target (new hard drive), and a sufficiently sized spare drive to put the images on from the source which you will later use to restore to your target.
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