Restore Ghost image to D: drive (the image is C: drive original)

[Guest]

Dear all,
If i want to restore a ghost image to D: drive partition, and the image is
C: drive original. How to restore all things to D: drive after the restoration

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Dear all,
If i want to restore a ghost image to D: drive partition, and the image is
C: drive original. How to restore all things to D: drive after the

restoration

You can certainly restore a ghost image to drive D:
but if the original resided on drive C: then you will
have a crippled Windows installation. The reason
is simple: The Windows registry is full of references
to drive C:, and Windows will fail if these references
are incorrect.

If you explain in more detail what you're trying to do
then someone can probably suggest a better method.

 

[Guest]

i want to change all reference from C: to D:, what can i do this ar?

 

[Bob I]

The answer is you DON'T. If the operating system lived on C: and and you
imaged it, you RESTORE it to "C:". Put it on as "D:" and you will spend
the rest of you life trying to make it work.

 

[Guest]

If you want to restore a Windows XP Drive "C" backup image on another non C
drive/partition, I can help you with this. However, the restored
drive/partition will/must be restored (boot up) with the drive letter "C",
the same drive letter as the original source drive in order for the operating
system to work.

When you boot up your current drive it will still boot up with a drive
letter "C" and when you boot up the other restored drive, it will also boot
up with a drive letter "C"

As a clue,

(1) you must wipe out Windows memory of drive letter assignments on the
source drive just prior to imaging the source drive - a registry fix

(2) when booting up the restored drive for the first time, hide all the
other local drives in your system - this will allow the restored drive to
boot up with a Drive letter "C"

(3) go back and unhide all the local drives that you have hidden

(4) it only took me about a year to figure out how to do this !!! Works
every time !!!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Your method works fine when used by an experienced person.
When used by an inexperienced person, it is essential to take
precautions in order to ensure that the whole installation is not
lost due to some error. This usually means storing an image
snapshot of the current installation on some other hard disk
so that a safe backout path is available. The OP will therefore
require a second hard disk and a tried and proven imaging
program. A partition manager is also required.

If you want to restore a Windows XP Drive "C" backup image on another non C
drive/partition, I can help you with this. However, the restored
drive/partition will/must be restored (boot up) with the drive letter "C",
the same drive letter as the original source drive in order for the operating
system to work.

When you boot up your current drive it will still boot up with a drive
letter "C" and when you boot up the other restored drive, it will also boot
up with a drive letter "C"

As a clue,

(1) you must wipe out Windows memory of drive letter assignments on the
source drive just prior to imaging the source drive - a registry fix

(2) when booting up the restored drive for the first time, hide all the
other local drives in your system - this will allow the restored drive to
boot up with a Drive letter "C"

(3) go back and unhide all the local drives that you have hidden

(4) it only took me about a year to figure out how to do this !!! Works
every time !!!

restoration

 

[Guest]

Since i know there have a command restoration can C: to D:
ghost -fdps ......
however the ghost command line can not access the NTFS partition to select
the image
I have use the ghost -fdps .... to change the destination drive, and
it success. But this time my ghost image is on NTFS partition

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Are you asking a question? If so, could you rephrase it?

 

[Guest]

Some other clues

(1) As long as the original source "C" drive is the first partition on the
first hard drive and the first entry in the Master Boot Record, wiping
Windows memory of drive letter assignments just prior to imaging will not
effect the source "C" drive when it is rebooted after the imaging procedure
is done - it will still boot up with its desired assigned drive letter of "C"
- other drive letters may change - if not happy with other drive letter
assignments - use disk management to change to desired configuration

(2) Never copy the Source "C" drive as a hot image - copy the source drive
using an imaging application from another partition or use a DOS application

(3) My favorite imaging application is (1) Ghost DOS Corporate, (2) Ghost
DOS 2003, and (3) Ghost 9.0 when used from a partition other than the source
- no hot imaging - you cannot erase Windows memory of drive letter
assignments when doing a hot image

(4) Ghost 9.0 DOS tools are very useful - in particular, the Ghost DOS
restore application is the Ghost Corporate edition (not the 2003 version) -
unfortunately, symantec has programed this restore application so that it can
only restore - you cannot use this tool to create an image - they want you to
go out and buy there minimum 10 licenses for about $400.00 to get the full
version of Ghost Corporate - the most annoying thing about Ghost 2003 is that
its drop down menu will only display a maximum of eight devices/drives to
save/restore from - as a result, depending on how many drives you have, you
might have to reconfigure your system so that your desired device/drive is
one of the lucky eight - Ghost Corporate gets all the devices/drives - so
when restoring an image, use the Ghost Corporate version found on the Ghost
9.0 install disk (DOS boot)

(4) My favorite partitioning utility is Partition Magic 8.0 (DOS) - do not
overlook the value of its Partition Table Editor tool (DOS) - command >ptedit

(5) In summary, you might want to ask yourself what is the value of having
multiple Windows XP's in your local drive system or more importantly, the
value of knowing how do restore multiple copies with the same drive letter -
YOU ONLY NEED ONE SET OF BACKUP COPIES - otherwise, you would need seperate
sets for each drive letter - there are some other very good reasons, but this
is an important consideration to think about