How to Load an Image Onto a PC Using Ghosting

This updated guide examines How to Load an Image Onto a PC Using Ghosting and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

Creating Image of a drive on PC

1. Create the "Recovery image" of system, which you want to load on other PCs. Start Norton ghost, Click on ghost icon and click on "Run or Manage Backups.
2. Click on "Run now" to create a backup recovery image and select the drive you want to backup. (You may need to define your backup settings prior to run backup).
3. Wait till Ghost prepares backup/Recovery image for the selected drive.
4. Click close when the backup image creation is completed. Now you have the image of the PC drive in form of Recovery backup.

Method 2

Copying/Browsing Images on PC

1. To browse or recover partial files from image, Click on "Run Recovery Point Browser".
2. Click and select the recovery backup image and click on "OK" button. A browser window will open showing your backup file structure and contents.
3. Select file/s you want to recover and click on "Recover" to recover files.
4. To copy the recovery image on other location, other PC or on Network location, Click on "Copy Recovery Point".
5. Type the address/directory in local PC or network location. Click next and follow instructions to copy Backup recovery image to desired location.

Method 3

To load Recovery Image on Other PC

1. Boot PC using Ghost bootable ISO and let Ghost run from bootable cd. (Don't run Ghost on windows mode)
2. Accept the Ghost License Agreement.
3. On main window, Click on "Recover My Computer"
4. A list of available backup's will be displayed. If your backup is saved on other computer on server, Click on "Map Network Drive".
5. Type the network location where the backup image is saved. and click "Ok".
6. A list of backup images in the location will be enlisted. select desired image and click next.
7. If you want to recover additional drives, add additional drives in next option and click next. You may also check the option "verify Recovery Point before Recovery"
8. Click Finish to finish Recovery wizard and let ghost copy image over your hard drive. you may also choose the option "Reboot after finished". Your PC will restart after recovery process and you will have the same files as in your First PC (from which image was created).