Norton Ghost 2001 for WINXP too?

[Ritter197]

Can I create an image with Norton Ghost 2001 prior to installing SP2 for
Windows XP?

 

[User1]

Yes - Sounds like an excellent idea!

I'd do all the usual cache and temp folder items delete and defrag first though.


Can I create an image with Norton Ghost 2001 prior to installing SP2 for
Windows XP?

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Norton Ghost 2001 is not compatible with Windows XP. Upgrade to Ghost 2002,
if you can find it. Ghost 2003 is much better.

Beyond that, imaging your hard disk before any major upgrade is more than a
good idea: It's a no-brainer.

Cross-posting newsgroups is considered annoying under most circumstances.
Pick one newgroup and post there.

Ted Zieglar

 

[User1]

I do apologize - I completely missed the 2001 in your OP.
Yes - Sounds like an excellent idea!

I'd do all the usual cache and temp folder items delete and defrag first though.


Can I create an image with Norton Ghost 2001 prior to installing SP2 for
Windows XP?

 

[David H. Lipman]

Steer away from Ghost v9.0. I am reading too many horror stories related to this new
version.

Ghost 2003 is suggested however, there is a bug in Ghost Explorer from v2003 with WinXP SP2
that is fixable but, Symantec has NOT released a public fix for it yet.

Dave




| Norton Ghost 2001 is not compatible with Windows XP. Upgrade to Ghost 2002,
| if you can find it. Ghost 2003 is much better.
|
| Beyond that, imaging your hard disk before any major upgrade is more than a
| good idea: It's a no-brainer.
|
| Cross-posting newsgroups is considered annoying under most circumstances.
| Pick one newgroup and post there.
|
| Ted Zieglar
|
| | > Can I create an image with Norton Ghost 2001 prior to installing SP2 for
| > Windows XP?
| >
| >
|

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Hi Dave:

Glad I caught your post. I use Norton Ghost 2003 and I'm not aware of any
"bug" regarding SP 2. In fact, I've used Ghost 2003 several times to make
backups since installing SP 2, all without a hitch. What exactly is this
bug?

Also: Do you have a URL to any v.9 "horror stories"? The major PC magazines
haven't had enough experience with v.9 to form an opinion, let alone report
about "horror stories".

Ted Zieglar

 

[CS]

He said the "bug" was in Ghost Explorer, not the imaging itself.
Ghost explorer allows one to look at and extract individual files from
an image. Must be run from within Windows.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

No bug in my Ghost Explorer.

Ted Zieglar

He said the "bug" was in Ghost Explorer, not the imaging itself.
Ghost explorer allows one to look at and extract individual files from
an image. Must be run from within Windows.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Hi Ted:

The bug in Ghost Explorer is thus...

The crash seems to occur when I open a GHO file and try select more than one directory to
copy data out of the image. Selecting just one directory from the image and copying it then
pasting it to the destination location does not crash Ghost Explorer. When I use Ghost
Explorer, v7.0.0.245, and replicate the process, I have no problems selecting multiple
directories then copying them and pasting them to their destination to location.

The actual error message is "Norton Ghost Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close".

So as I indicated, using Ghost Explorer from Enterprise Ghost v7 is a solution but, Symantec
has yet to push this version via LiveUpdate.

The following was received from Symantec...
~ ~ ~
"David, Symantec is aware of this issue, and there is no solution at this time.
We will continue to track this issue, and the knowledge base documents will be
updated if new information becomes available or a solution is found. We apologize
for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

If I can be of further assistance, please let me know.

Regards

<name obfuscated>
Symantec Authorized Technical Support"
~ ~ ~



Horror stories on Ghost v9.0 can be found in:
symantec.customerservice.general

Subjects:
No powerdown with Ghost 9
Ghost 9.0 download needs serial number to unlock...
Ghost 9 Installation Problems
Ghost 9 can't see my SATA hard drives!

Dave



| Hi Dave:
|
| Glad I caught your post. I use Norton Ghost 2003 and I'm not aware of any
| "bug" regarding SP 2. In fact, I've used Ghost 2003 several times to make
| backups since installing SP 2, all without a hitch. What exactly is this
| bug?
|
| Also: Do you have a URL to any v.9 "horror stories"? The major PC magazines
| haven't had enough experience with v.9 to form an opinion, let alone report
| about "horror stories".
|
| Ted Zieglar