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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
I use Ghost 2003 but that is getting dated. Ghost 10 and TrueImage create
disk images in WinXP, change the MBR and do other nasty things like install in their own partitions. All I want is a program that runs from a bootable CD, crates and restores disk images, including the latest NTFS volumes. It doesn't have to run in DOS (it can install it's own OS etc from the bootable CD), but I don't want it to be running off the hard drive it is imaging or restoring. Which program fits the bill? Thanks. -- Aloke ---- to reply by e-mail remove 123 and change invalid to com |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
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Aloke Prasad wrote: I use Ghost 2003 but that is getting dated. Ghost 10 and TrueImage create disk images in WinXP, change the MBR and do other nasty things like install in their own partitions. All I want is a program that runs from a bootable CD, crates and restores disk images, including the latest NTFS volumes. It doesn't have to run in DOS (it can install it's own OS etc from the bootable CD), but I don't want it to be running off the hard drive it is imaging or restoring. Which program fits the bill? TrueImage boots from a CD if that's what you want. It's Linux-based and IMO that's good. -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. A Proud signature since 2001 |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
Aloke Prasad wrote:
I use Ghost 2003 but that is getting dated. Ghost 10 and TrueImage create disk images in WinXP, change the MBR and do other nasty things like install in their own partitions. True Image doesnt. You dont have to install its own partition if you dont want to and it doesnt molest the MBR if you dont want it to either. All I want is a program that runs from a bootable CD, crates and restores disk images, including the latest NTFS volumes. It doesn't have to run in DOS (it can install it's own OS etc from the bootable CD), but I don't want it to be running off the hard drive it is imaging or restoring. Which program fits the bill? True Image. You dont have to install it if you dont want to. It can be worth doing tho, that way you can do incremental and differential images, and can use the PC while its doing those. |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
"Aloke Prasad" wrote in message
.. . I use Ghost 2003 but that is getting dated. Ghost 10 and TrueImage create disk images in WinXP, change the MBR and do other nasty things like install in their own partitions. All I want is a program that runs from a bootable CD, crates and restores disk images, including the latest NTFS volumes. It doesn't have to run in DOS (it can install it's own OS etc from the bootable CD), but I don't want it to be running off the hard drive it is imaging or restoring. Which program fits the bill? http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ Bootit ng image for dos/windows image for linux |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
Thanks for clarifying this. I was reading their manual (before purchasing)
and did not see this. Everyone seems to be pushing the "image while you work in Windows" aspect .. which is exactly what makes me nervous. Does Ghost 10 also work this way (from a boot CD alone)? I ordered a free copy of Ghost 10 from Buy.com (after rebates). I haven't installed it yet. -- Aloke ---- to reply by e-mail remove 123 and change invalid to com "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Aloke Prasad wrote: I use Ghost 2003 but that is getting dated. Ghost 10 and TrueImage create disk images in WinXP, change the MBR and do other nasty things like install in their own partitions. True Image doesnt. You dont have to install its own partition if you dont want to and it doesnt molest the MBR if you dont want it to either. All I want is a program that runs from a bootable CD, crates and restores disk images, including the latest NTFS volumes. It doesn't have to run in DOS (it can install it's own OS etc from the bootable CD), but I don't want it to be running off the hard drive it is imaging or restoring. Which program fits the bill? True Image. You dont have to install it if you dont want to. It can be worth doing tho, that way you can do incremental and differential images, and can use the PC while its doing those. |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
Aloke Prasad wrote:
Thanks for clarifying this. I was reading their manual (before purchasing) and did not see this. Yeah, the manual could certainly be clearer on that. Everyone seems to be pushing the "image while you work in Windows" aspect .. which is exactly what makes me nervous. Does Ghost 10 also work this way (from a boot CD alone)? Nope, it wont image from the boot CD, just restore. I ordered a free copy of Ghost 10 from Buy.com (after rebates). I haven't installed it yet. Dont use the incremental and differential imaging, it does that every unsafely. "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Aloke Prasad wrote: I use Ghost 2003 but that is getting dated. Ghost 10 and TrueImage create disk images in WinXP, change the MBR and do other nasty things like install in their own partitions. True Image doesnt. You dont have to install its own partition if you dont want to and it doesnt molest the MBR if you dont want it to either. All I want is a program that runs from a bootable CD, crates and restores disk images, including the latest NTFS volumes. It doesn't have to run in DOS (it can install it's own OS etc from the bootable CD), but I don't want it to be running off the hard drive it is imaging or restoring. Which program fits the bill? True Image. You dont have to install it if you dont want to. It can be worth doing tho, that way you can do incremental and differential images, and can use the PC while its doing those. |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Aloke Prasad wrote: Thanks for clarifying this. I was reading their manual (before purchasing) and did not see this. Yeah, the manual could certainly be clearer on that. So, to run TrueImage this way (image and restore off the bootable CD), do I have to install _anything_ to the hard drive? -- Aloke ---- to reply by e-mail remove 123 and change invalid to com |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
Aloke Prasad wrote
Rod Speed wrote Aloke Prasad wrote Thanks for clarifying this. I was reading their manual (before purchasing) and did not see this. Yeah, the manual could certainly be clearer on that. So, to run TrueImage this way (image and restore off the bootable CD), do I have to install _anything_ to the hard drive? Nope, not unless you download TI. In that case you do have to install it to make what it calls the rescue CD, but you can uninstall it immediately after doing that if you like. |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Aloke Prasad wrote Rod Speed wrote Aloke Prasad wrote Thanks for clarifying this. I was reading their manual (before purchasing) and did not see this. Yeah, the manual could certainly be clearer on that. So, to run TrueImage this way (image and restore off the bootable CD), do I have to install _anything_ to the hard drive? Nope, not unless you download TI. In that case you do have to install it to make what it calls the rescue CD, but you can uninstall it immediately after doing that if you like. Thanks for your help. I'll buy TI and use it as well as continue to use Ghost 2003. Belt and suspenders. Anybody wants Ghost 10.0? -- Aloke ---- to reply by e-mail remove 123 and change invalid to com |
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Best DOS-based disk imaging software?
"Rod Speed" wrote:
Aloke Prasad wrote: Does Ghost 10 also work this way (from a boot CD alone)? Nope, it wont image from the boot CD, just restore. Wrong. It's an undocumented feature of the Ghost 10 Recovery CD. Boot: from Ghost 10 Recovery CD. Select: Restore Ghost Legacy Image Ghost 8.2 (the Corp. version of Ghost 2003) loads in WinPE Select: Local-Disc-To Image Been there. Done that. It works. |
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