Restoring programs from Norton Ghost.

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Frank Martin

I have WindowsXP pro & Norton Ghost 12.0.

I can restore individual files from Norton Ghost, but can I
restore a complete program from it?

Normally one needs the original program disk for a program
re-install but I don't have this anymore. I do have ghost
backups with the original program on it.

Please help.
 
P

peter

You can restore the directory/folder that the program was installed to
originally but you will not be able to restore
the Registry Settings that made the program work.
If you have just deleted the Directory it will work but if you have used
Add&Remove and uninstalled the program it will
not work.

peter
 
S

Shenan Stanley

Frank said:
I have WindowsXP pro & Norton Ghost 12.0.

I can restore individual files from Norton Ghost, but can I
restore a complete program from it?

Normally one needs the original program disk for a program
re-install but I don't have this anymore. I do have ghost
backups with the original program on it.

Probably not. Most modern windows-based applications use existing files,
put entries in the registry, etc. Therefore - the only way to ensure a
program works as intended is to use the application manufacturer's preferred
method of installation.

That's not to say there are not stand-alone applications out there where
such a thing is possible. There are. In fact, a lot of non-stand-alone
types can anctually be made into what is called 'portable apps' with certain
types of third party programs. However - these are not in the majority - by
far - in the windows world.

So - what specific program/application are you wanting to restore?
 
F

Frank Martin

Shenan Stanley said:
Probably not. Most modern windows-based applications use
existing files, put entries in the registry, etc.
Therefore - the only way to ensure a program works as
intended is to use the application manufacturer's
preferred method of installation.

That's not to say there are not stand-alone applications
out there where such a thing is possible. There are. In
fact, a lot of non-stand-alone types can anctually be made
into what is called 'portable apps' with certain types of
third party programs. However - these are not in the
majority - by far - in the windows world.

So - what specific program/application are you wanting to
restore?


Thanks,

It is a program called "Slysoft AnyDVD". Is there anyway
to search the Norton12 backed-up registry to find the
relevant entries?
 
S

Shenan Stanley

Frank said:
It is a program called "Slysoft AnyDVD". Is there anyway
to search the Norton12 backed-up registry to find the
relevant entries?

No. Not without restoring it first, virtual machine maybe. Even then - you
are expecting that to be easier than just...

Try downloading the latest version and use your license key.
 

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