Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Creating boot disks with the Ghost Boot Wizard
Introducing the Norton Ghost Boot Wizard

The Ghost Boot Wizard creates Ghost boot disks that let you complete various 
Ghost tasks when starting Norton Ghost from DOS. For any task, the Ghost Boot 
Wizard guides you through the different steps to select the settings and drivers 
that are needed to create the boot disk.

A Ghost boot disk can be created using the Ghost Boot Wizard, a utility supplied 
with Norton Ghost. A boot disk is a floppy disk that loads DOS and driver files to 
let you run Ghost.exe on your computer.

Depending upon the driver files included on your boot disk, more than one 
floppy disk may be required to create a boot disk set.

If you start and run Norton Ghost from Windows, then the only boot disk you 
need is a recovery boot disk. If you are running Norton Ghost from Windows, 
then the system files and drivers required to perform the backup, restore, or clone 
are provided for you.

Note: If you saved your image file directly to CD or DVD, then you do not need a 
recovery boot disk. Norton Ghost includes Ghost.exe if you save the image file to 
CD or DVD.

To use Ghost.exe you must have a Ghost boot disk. The following tasks require a 
boot disk:

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Restoring your computer with Ghost.exe after software or hardware failure

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Cloning a computer that does not have Windows installed

Once you have created the necessary boot disks, you can insert a boot disk into 
your computer and restart your computer. This starts the computer in DOS and 
starts Ghost.exe. You can then run Ghost.exe to back up, restore, and clone on 
your computer from DOS.