Norton Ghost image of XP Home

[John Hall]

After installing and activating XP, I made a Ghost image
so I can restore my system if a program installation
corrupts XP. Symantec says run Sysprep before making the
image so I don't have to re-activate. BUT, Microsoft's
instructions for Sysprep are confusing as they are for
corporate users. Does anyone have a simple step-by-step
procedure for preparing XP for a Ghost image? All I wish
to do is restore my computer if the system gets corrupted.

 

[Shenan T. Stanley]

After installing and activating XP, I made a Ghost image
so I can restore my system if a program installation
corrupts XP. Symantec says run Sysprep before making the
image so I don't have to re-activate. BUT, Microsoft's
instructions for Sysprep are confusing as they are for
corporate users. Does anyone have a simple step-by-step
procedure for preparing XP for a Ghost image? All I wish
to do is restore my computer if the system gets corrupted.

If that is all you will be doing (restoring after a disaster) - just ghost
it.
Doing the sysprep isn't necessary if going back to the EXACT same system.

 

[Bob Harris]

I agree with the previous reply. I have used GHOST 2002 and 2003 to restore
my C:\ partition (with XP on it). SYSPREP is not required for the simple
case of restoring to the same hardware.

If you ever try to use GHOST to move XP to significantly new hardware e.g.,
new motherboard), you may need to do a "repair" installation, using the XP
CDROM. If you do not have an XP CDROM, do not attempt moving it.