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

I never thought about it before, but I aways fdisk /mbr and format, than install image

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">

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.

Ive never repartitioned or formatted a drive using ghost and have never had a problem, I use it at least three times a day.

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!

Ghost will replace eveything. It does a sector by sector recovery of the hard drive.

I use Ghost almost every day and never Fdisk

I use Ghost with Win9x and Win2k and never have a problem...I've never FDisked prior.

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.

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