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July 14th, 2001, 04:54 PM
#1
norton ghost and restoring an image
I have only just started using norton ghost amd was wondering if you need to format the drive or partition you are going to replace first,or do you just overwrite everything when the image is written.Thanks
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July 14th, 2001, 05:22 PM
#2
Registered User
I never thought about it before, but I aways fdisk /mbr and format, than install image
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July 14th, 2001, 06:19 PM
#3
I believe it overwrites the partition table so I guess it would not matter,But be safe and "F" it anyways! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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July 14th, 2001, 06:31 PM
#4
Ghost does overwrite anything on the drive.
I would fdisk / format. Just to be safe.
Have had some wierd problems not doing that first and ghosting windows 2000 drives.
Would you like fries with that?
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July 14th, 2001, 09:10 PM
#5
Ive never repartitioned or formatted a drive using ghost and have never had a problem, I use it at least three times a day.
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July 14th, 2001, 09:43 PM
#6
Wildman, what kind of problems did you have? I haven't had any yet (and I never do anything except dump the image) but since Ghost is like a PFY to me, I'd like to be prepared. Any info is appreciated!
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- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
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July 15th, 2001, 07:30 AM
#7
Registered User
Ghost will replace eveything. It does a sector by sector recovery of the hard drive.
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July 15th, 2001, 07:45 PM
#8
I use Ghost almost every day and never Fdisk
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July 17th, 2001, 12:09 PM
#9
Registered User
I use Ghost with Win9x and Win2k and never have a problem...I've never FDisked prior.
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July 17th, 2001, 02:19 PM
#10
Registered User
Same here. As long as the partition remains the same size I've never had a problem (Win95, Win98, WinNT).
I don't see why I should waste time reformatting a drive when Ghost (or Drive Image) will overwrite anything in the sectors anyhow.
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July 17th, 2001, 03:39 PM
#11
I fdisk /mbr and fdisk 'cause it's quick and easy. I do not bother formating the drive 'cause it's time a wasted...unless I'm chargin by the hour...then maybe. J/K
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