The internal drive was a SATA WD 320MB drive. I purchased a new SATA WD 1TB drive for my Dell desktop. Norton Ghost is a reliable, powerful and easy to use backup tool that prevents you from losing any important files in the case of a computer disaster. Backup copies can take a long time, so you should probably leave the program running in the background while doing something else – or even better, schedule backups to take place when you don't need to use the PC. When backing up the whole drive, Norton Ghost will also create a restoration point that will enable you to recover your system in case something goes horribly wrong.Īs efficient and easy to use as it is, Norton Ghost requires just one thing: patience.

Norton Ghost can also create an exact copy of your hard drive (with all the existing files, programs and settings). Of course, Norton Ghost lets you change any of these settings later on in the program’s configuration menu. The backup copies can be conveniently scheduled and restored at any time, should the worst happen. Once the backup is complete 'Norton Ghost' tells you that your PC is saved.You can configure as many different backup tasks in Norton Ghost as you need, each one of them with its own settings. Norton Ghost starts to backup the 'C' partition that you just selected. It's best to do the first backup in a new installation of Win XP and configurations of your favorites software because instead of formatting, you restore the backup without losing your time reinstalling the OS with all your software together after another. Select 'Run first backup now' to save it now. Here I will save the C partition is the partition that is formatted when the PC does not work (because it is the one that contains the OS).Īnd I don't save documents as they are in the 'C' partition and will therefore also saved. Then, we will configure the backup with 'Norton Ghost' : You can also check 'Run LiveUpdate' if you want to set the software up to date. Then let checked 'Start Easy Setup' to launch the software and backup your hard drive now. Then, it asks for a serial number for this software is free but the setup you just download a trial version that can be registered or operating in demo mode. Once installation is complete, it will ask you to restart your PC. Note : Norton Ghost requires '.NET Framework 2.0' to work.Ĭlick 'Custom Installation' to select the options to install and select the folder in which you want to install.Ĭlick the 'Edit' button to choose the folder in which you want to install and for the tutorial, I leave all default options.

Create the Symantec Recovery Disk Live CDĭownload ' Norton Ghost' and install it, and the '.NET Framework 2.0' (available for download from the Microsoft website).

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