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Originally posted by markus44uk:
Can anyone give me the straight procedure for backing up my system drive to a CD and then explain the procedure for re-installing the old image if my system gets corrupted.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">ghost works best when you're working with data that doesn't need to be updated often. i set up my system drive so that ALL my personal data - including my email - is stored on separate partitions. that way, if i ever have a crash, i don't have to worry about backing up. i can just apply the ghost image and pick up where i left off.
you also will need to keep the image and the program on a separate partition. obviously, you can't obliterate the file you need to load. no installation necessary for ghost, just drop the files into a folder on a separate partition. i keep mine in a folder called \ghost and the images go into \ghost\images.
now, to run the program, you need a startup disk. start your computer with the startup floppy and cd to the folder you keep the ghost program in and run ghostpe.exe. the rest is simple - just follow the instructions. to apply the image, do the same thing.