Start up and Ghost 9

[Guest]

I modifyed the Data Execution Prenvention policy (per Symantec document
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...rc=hot&prod=Norton Ghost&ver=9.0&csm=no&tpre=)
so Ghost 9 could work under SP2. Now during startup, just after the Power On
Self Test, I get a window that asks to choose between Windows and OPTOUT. How
can I get rid of this new extra step in startup?

 

[Richard Urban]

You realize that you don't have to do this unless you have problems.

I have installed Ghost 9.0 on about 8-10 different computers now - all of
them running SP2. I have not encountered any problems as of yet with my
clients machines. Ghost works fine on each computer as installed, without
any modifications or fixes.

There is a Ghost 9.0 update available. I installed the update on all
machines also. Don't know if this contains a fix. The Ghost version after
the update has been installed is ver 9.0.2.3981

Hope this helps!

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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!

 

[kurttrail]

I modifyed the Data Execution Prenvention policy (per Symantec
document
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...rc=hot&prod=Norton Ghost&ver=9.0&csm=no&tpre=)
so Ghost 9 could work under SP2. Now during startup, just after the
Power On Self Test, I get a window that asks to choose between
Windows and OPTOUT. How can I get rid of this new extra step in
startup?

Assuming you aren't dual booting you should only have ONE line under
[operating systems]



[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /noexecute=OPTOUT /fastdetect

Everything under [operating systems] should be one line, though it is
probably line wrap in this post.

Everything before "Microsoft Windows XP Professional", leave as it is.
Just add the /noexecute=OPTOUT after that.

Delete the line /noexecute=OPTOUT if you create a second line under
[operating systems].


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[Guest]

OH-OH
I got back into notepad under Safemode and tried deleting "noexecute=optout"
on the secoond line (there are two noexecute=optout commands). When I try to
save I get the "Cannot creat the c:Boot.ini file". When I press OK it sends
me to the "Save As" popup.
Now what?
Also are upper and lower case required in the noexecute line?

Thanks for helping...

I modifyed the Data Execution Prenvention policy (per Symantec
document
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...rc=hot&prod=Norton Ghost&ver=9.0&csm=no&tpre=)
so Ghost 9 could work under SP2. Now during startup, just after the
Power On Self Test, I get a window that asks to choose between
Windows and OPTOUT. How can I get rid of this new extra step in
startup?

Assuming you aren't dual booting you should only have ONE line under
[operating systems]



[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /noexecute=OPTOUT /fastdetect

Everything under [operating systems] should be one line, though it is
probably line wrap in this post.

Everything before "Microsoft Windows XP Professional", leave as it is.
Just add the /noexecute=OPTOUT after that.

Delete the line /noexecute=OPTOUT if you create a second line under
[operating systems].


--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"

 

[kurttrail]

OH-OH
I got back into notepad under Safemode and tried deleting
"noexecute=optout" on the secoond line (there are two
noexecute=optout commands). When I try to save I get the "Cannot
creat the c:Boot.ini file". When I press OK it sends me to the "Save
As" popup.
Now what?
Also are upper and lower case required in the noexecute line?

Thanks for helping...

Right click on the boot.ini file and select properties, then uncheck
Read-only.

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Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"

 

[Guest]

Thank you Kurt...that took care of that problem!!

 

[Kelly]

Kewl, Kurt! )

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[kurttrail]

Thank you Kurt...that took care of that problem!!

Glad you got your problem taken care of. But now that you have, I'd
find a way to complain to Symantec about their crappy instructions about
editing the boot.ini file. Not that I explained it all that well
either, but I read their instructions, and all you did was follow them.
They had you create the new line, which was unneccessary, when what you
needed to do was edit the existing line under [operation systems]. I
would have done the same thing as you, had I followed their
instructions, and didn't know much about the boot.ini file beforehand.
Happy Computing!

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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"

 

[Kelly]

Tell 'em like it is.....Kurt. ) And thanks for your words on Alex.

In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/
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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Thank you Kurt...that took care of that problem!!

Glad you got your problem taken care of. But now that you have, I'd find
a way to complain to Symantec about their crappy instructions about
editing the boot.ini file. Not that I explained it all that well either,
but I read their instructions, and all you did was follow them. They had
you create the new line, which was unneccessary, when what you needed to
do was edit the existing line under [operation systems]. I would have
done the same thing as you, had I followed their instructions, and didn't
know much about the boot.ini file beforehand. Happy Computing!

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Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"