Windows XP - And Ghost?

September 10th, 2001, 01:58 PM

Have Micro$oft got it wrong again?

I mean, why reactive windows XP when you could do a ghost of your PC? Or does the technology detect you have done this and make you reactivate?

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September 10th, 2001, 02:14 PM

The version of XP I am running Ghosts fine with the very latest version of Ghost included in Norton System Works 2002. But then again it didn't need activating anyway as it is an OEM version direct from MS that I am using (not a downloaded version, actually on a MS CD)

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techs · September 11th, 2001, 09:59 AM

From what I understand when you boot to the drive you cloned XP will identify the hardware and if there are certain changes it will know it is in a different machine and require activation again. It may be that it can also read a unique number from the mobo bios or cpu.
BTW good to see you back, Darren.

September 11th, 2001, 10:50 AM

[quote]Originally posted by techs:
BTW good to see you back, Darren.[/QUOTE

I was going to say that

BUT are you da real Darren Wilson???

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September 11th, 2001, 12:57 PM

[quote]<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by windowscrash:

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Originally posted by techs:
BTW good to see you back, Darren.[/QUOTE

I was going to say that

BUT are you da real Darren Wilson???

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Yes I am the real deal and if you want confirmation, just ask Scott, and check the post amount

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[This message has been edited by Darren Wilson (edited September 11, 2001).]

September 18th, 2001, 06:13 AM

I used Ghost to image my XP Partition and then restore it to a resized partition no problem, but when I tried the same thing on a partition using another drive letter I had to reactivate. That is run the install and repair (no online activation - just provide serial)

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September 18th, 2001, 06:20 AM

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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by sync:
but when I tried the same thing on a partition using another drive letter I had to reactivate. That is run the install and repair (no online activation - just provide serial)

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All that needed doing there was to change the boot.ini settings to specify which drive/partition the installation had moved to.

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September 18th, 2001, 06:23 AM

No you misunderstood It booted upto the logon screen then when you logged on a message appeared stating that windows could not verify the authentication of the product. Boot.ini was not a problem.
It then returned you to the logon box.

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September 10th, 2001, 01:58 PM	#1
windowscrash Guest Posts: n/a	Windows XP - And Ghost? Have Micro$oft got it wrong again? I mean, why reactive windows XP when you could do a ghost of your PC? Or does the technology detect you have done this and make you reactivate? ------------------ This signature cannot be shown due to restrictions on this Board. Please contact your System Administrator

September 11th, 2001, 09:59 AM	#3
techs Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: In one of the really, really Blue states. Posts: 5,157	From what I understand when you boot to the drive you cloned XP will identify the hardware and if there are certain changes it will know it is in a different machine and require activation again. It may be that it can also read a unique number from the mobo bios or cpu. BTW good to see you back, Darren. __________________ "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." -Benjamin Franklin "I'm a hard worker." -George W. Bush

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September 10th, 2001, 02:14 PM	#2
Darren Wilson Guest Posts: n/a	The version of XP I am running Ghosts fine with the very latest version of Ghost included in Norton System Works 2002. But then again it didn't need activating anyway as it is an OEM version direct from MS that I am using (not a downloaded version, actually on a MS CD) ------------------ Yes it is the real deal

September 11th, 2001, 10:50 AM	#4
windowscrash Guest Posts: n/a	[quote]Originally posted by techs: BTW good to see you back, Darren.[/QUOTE I was going to say that BUT are you da real Darren Wilson??? ------------------ This signature cannot be shown due to restrictions on this Board. Please contact your System Administrator

September 18th, 2001, 06:13 AM	#6
sync Guest Posts: n/a	I used Ghost to image my XP Partition and then restore it to a resized partition no problem, but when I tried the same thing on a partition using another drive letter I had to reactivate. That is run the install and repair (no online activation - just provide serial) ------------------ You can run, but you will only die tired!

September 18th, 2001, 06:23 AM	#8
sync Guest Posts: n/a	No you misunderstood It booted upto the logon screen then when you logged on a message appeared stating that windows could not verify the authentication of the product. Boot.ini was not a problem. It then returned you to the logon box. ------------------ You can run, but you will only die tired!