Bootable Vista CD ??

G

Guest

I'm trying to create a bootable CD for Vista that will allow me to run Ghost
11.

I'd like to have a setup similar to what I do with XP now: I have one disk
wtih two partitions. one partition has a full clean installation of XP, the
other partition is used only to hold image files of the XP partition. When
I want to go back to a clean (or other presaved image) I can put a CD into
the drive, boot off the CD, load ghost and restore the first partition from
the second partition. I then reboot and it's back to a totally clean image
of XP.

I'm trying to do the same thing with Vista, but can't seem to figure out how
to create a boot CD that works with Vista.

Ideas would be appreciated.
 
W

Walter Blanchard

The boot CD that you have already should work.

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L

LaRoux

If it doesn't seem to work with Ghost, that's probably more about that
version of Ghost than about a bootable CD. It may not be able to deal with
the new boot loader.

Walter Blanchard said:
The boot CD that you have already should work.

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Walter B
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Creech said:
I'm trying to create a bootable CD for Vista that will allow me to run
Ghost
11.

I'd like to have a setup similar to what I do with XP now: I have one
disk
wtih two partitions. one partition has a full clean installation of XP,
the
other partition is used only to hold image files of the XP partition.
When
I want to go back to a clean (or other presaved image) I can put a CD
into
the drive, boot off the CD, load ghost and restore the first partition
from
the second partition. I then reboot and it's back to a totally clean
image
of XP.

I'm trying to do the same thing with Vista, but can't seem to figure out
how
to create a boot CD that works with Vista.

Ideas would be appreciated.
 
R

Richard Urban

Don't know why you would want a boot CD for Vista. A Vista image file is
never going to fit on a CD. It would likely take 2-3 DVD's (or about 15-20
CD's).

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
G

Guest

The original dvd of Vista is bootable, to a bunch of recovery options.
I've never been a fan of partitions because if the drive goes, which is what
usually happens, then all is lost... Hard disks are cheap enough.. In my
opinion anyway.

I just keep a separate hard drive that I image using Acronis true image,
(cuz i'm all done with Symantec in all departments, LONG STORY) email me for
details....

anyway, just one guys opinion...
jf
 

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