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A simpler, noncorporate version of ghost, norton ghost 2003 does not include the console but has a windows frontend to script ghost operations and create a bootable ghost diskette. Unfortunately, ghost still clings to its dosbased roots, even in an allwindows world. I have one computer, whose hard disk i want to backup. If you have a system that has a bios which uses ahci mode for the sata hard disk many bios setup menus allow you to set ide or compatible mode for the hard disk and this may avoid any problems with the dreaded 0x.
Large drive to small drive, small drive to large drive can both be done. Create a bootable hirens boot cd on usb flash drive. Pif file should sort this for you as long as its in the same directory as ghost. This ghost 2003 boot disk cd can be used to launch the dos based ghost 2003 menu and make or restore images from other locations, like your usb hard drive, even in an emergency when windows is unavailable. Backing up my hard drive on a cd using ghost 2003 has been a daunting and frustrating task.
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