Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Creating boot disks with the Ghost Boot Wizard

A Ghost boot disk contains the files required to run Ghost.exe. This includes the 
following:

■

Ghost.exe
The Norton Ghost for DOS executable.

■

DOS system files 
PC-DOS is supplied for the purpose of creating Ghost boot disks. The DOS 
files are installed automatically when you create the boot disk in Ghost Boot 
Wizard.

■

Any files and drivers required to access the selected hardware
This includes CD-R/RW drivers, network protocol files, or network interface 
card drivers.

Note: In previous versions of Norton Ghost, MSCDEX was required to read an 
image from a CD. This is no longer necessary in Norton Ghost 2003.

When to include MS-DOS on a boot disk

By default, Norton Ghost includes PC-DOS on a Ghost boot disk. However, 
some computer models may not start from a Ghost boot disk that contains PC-
DOS. If your computer does not start from a Ghost boot disk, create a new Ghost 
boot disk from the Ghost Boot Wizard and include Windows 95/98 MS-DOS. 

You must provide Windows 95/98 MS-DOS for the computer running the Ghost 
Boot Wizard before you create an MS-DOS Ghost boot disk.

When you have created your first backup image, you must create a recovery boot 
disk and ensure that you can start your computer and access the backup image 
using the boot disk. 

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.