Symantec Ghost is a tool to create images of system disks. It is very useful to make a backup of the current state of a computer, or in case we are going to perform changes on our system but need to revert them time after.
Norton Ghost 11.5 was released on 2009 and even when there has been newer versions of the software, it is still doing its purpose.
These are the instructions to create an image from a drive.
- Insert CD
- Reboot or start computer. Ensure that your boot your computer using your CD.
- Press Enter.
- Wait until Windows is loaded from the CD. A Windows terminal will be displayed.
- Go to your CD disk drive (example: D:)
- Run file “GHOST32.EXE”.
- Press “OK” on the welcome dialog window.
- Select Local > Disk > To Image.
- Select the drive you want to back up.
- Select the folder and type the name of the file where the image will be save.
- When dialog asks “Compress image file”, select “High”.
- When dialog asks “Proceed with Image File Creation”, select “Yes” to confirm.
- Wait until process is finished and click on “Continue”.
- Click on “Quit” and remove the dialog.
- Type “exit” on the terminal screen to shut the computer down. Remember to remove the CD for the tray.
These are the instructions of how to revert a drive by copying files from image:
- Insert CD
- Reboot or start computer. Ensure that your boot your computer using your CD.
- Press Enter.
- Wait until Windows is loaded from the CD. A Windows terminal will be displayed.
- Go to your CD disk drive (example: D:)
- Run file “GHOST32.EXE”.
- Press “OK” on the welcome dialog window.
- Select Local > Image > To Disk.
- Follow the instructions to complete the process.
- Click on “Quit” and remember to remove the CD for the tray.