Ghost 9.0 - This operation cannot be performed....

[Guest]

EM: This operation cannot be performed while the destination is in use.
Close any applications that may be using the destination drive and sleect
'Retry'. Or, select 'Ignore' to force a dismount of the drive and continue
the operation.

When I do select 'Ignore' to force a dismount the Ghost process will
complete but the results are negative. Paging file errors are generated when
I attempt to use the "destination" drive (in a machine "matched" to that of
the "source" drive). It will accept the password but I do not get the
desktop - it takes me back to the login screen.

My boot drive is an SATA drive. I've two removable trays on the primary IDE
channel. I'm attempting to Ghost IDE drives with the "source" drive in the
tray connected to the Primary Master channel and the "destination" drive
connected to the Primary Secondary channel. I've re-partitioned and
re-formatted the "source" drive (NTFS) and I've disabled the "System
restore" feature on both the source and the destination drive - neither of
which helped. I've not been able to locate any applications that might be
using the "destination drive".

I'm assuming that XP has something to do with this as I never had this
problem when Ghosting in dos (W2K & Ghost 2003). Any suggestions as to what
I might look for??

 

[Guest]

Unlike IDE drives,ghosting or mirroring SATA drives simply doesnt work...

 

[MoiMeme]

I have used Ghost 2003 earlier to ghost my S-ATA boot disk without any
problems neither creating, nor restoring the images via the DOS-mode ( using
Windows GUi and virutual partition to start the program, that itself booted
into DOS then again to Windows once task finished). Don't know about v9, but
would be bizarre if it now didn't support S-ATA drives that are now becoming
so frequent and probably will soon replace P-ATA/IDE drives.
Now using Acronis True Image.

 

[Richard Urban]

Andrew has displayed his ineptitude countless times since he has showed up
here. I encourage people NOT to listen to him!


--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

I apollogise for the lack of clarity in my posts.
The boot drive (OS=XP) is on an SATA150 drive (as is the app SystemWorks
2005 Premier) while the drives that are being ghosted are both ATA133s. It
appears that "something" in XP is "grabbing" the drive that is to be the
destination drive and that when I "force a release", it isn't a "clean"
release as the source drive then has "page file" problems. I've created an
image of the source drive and removed it from the system and attempted to
ghost from the image but I still get the same error - "the destination drive
is in use".

 

[MoiMeme]

When you state "destination drive" do you mean drive to which the image is
being saved to or drive that will be overwritten by the image ( that is
S-ATA drive is ghosted ( "replicated" ) to the ATA drive ?

I don't see a reason why XP would not allow a simple image to be stored on
any available drive, since it only is a file. You then only need enough
space on that drive, and the drive should be NTFS if the image is big ( I
think FAT32 does not allow to save very big "one chunk" files).

You can logically not restore an image to a drive XP is using, since XP
would loose pieces.
Have you tried ctrl-alt-del and kill all apps that are not needed ?
Do you have system folders on that destination drive ( temp / temp
internet / "my documents" and the like ) ?

"(e-mail address removed)" <[email protected]>
a écrit dans le message de (e-mail address removed)...

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Unlike IDE drives,ghosting or mirroring SATA drives simply doesnt
work...

[posted and mailed]

You are a ****wit. A moronic, clueless, cretinous, imbecilic, idiotic,
stupid, thick-headed, numb-skulled dickwad. When are you going to get it
into your pea-sized brain that, when it comes to anything technological, a
three-year-old has more idea than you do?! I have just Googled for you at
your current address and, since you started posting, I haven't seen a single
post that: -

a) Makes sense
b) Shows any kind of technical aptitude* whatsoever
c) Has been researched


*That's a very big word for you. You may need to avail yourself of a
dictionary (of course, I'm making a huge assumption that you actually know
what one is...)

Now, I want you to tell me, in your own words, without looking anything up,
what: -

1) SATA
2) Mirroring
3) Ghosting

Actually mean, because it's blatantly obvious that you don't have a clue.

If imaging a SATA drive "simply doesnt work" [/sic/] then I must be
dreaming. I, therefore, draw the conclusion that you've never tried it or,
if you have, it's precisely because you're a clueless ****wit that it
"simply doesnt work" [/sic/].

Welcome to the Moron of the Month Award's permanent Hall of Shame. Others'
stays might be brief but, by displaying total and utter ineptitude and
complete unwillingness to learn, you have proven that you're so devoid of
clue that, until you learn, you deserve a wall all to yourself.

I wonder how many systems you've destroyed with your 'advice'? One day,
someone's going to sue you because they believed you knew what you were on
about.

Now, I suggest you either go on a course to learn at least the basics and
then, when you have proven you have a clue, you may return; or, if you don't
wish to do that don't bother ever posting here again because, from now on,
every dangerous and misleading post you make is being reported to MS. OTOH,
there is evidence that you wish to deliberately cause harm: -

1) You always post via the CDO (which means only MS can log your IP)
2) You never return to any thread in which you've posted.
3) Your 'advice', as well as being dangerous, is so poorly written that
it could be easily misconstrued. I suggest you take remedial English along
with that computer class. You obviously never attended any English lessons
at school (though I'm making another big assumption that you ever went to
school...)

So, Andrew, your choice. You either put up and take some advice - or you
shut up and never post again. It's entirely up to you.