How to Load an Image Onto a PC Using Ghosting
What is ghosting? The Ghosting application basically performs two tasks, loading and dumping images. An image is a snapshot taken of everything (applications, operating system and settings) on a PC. The ghosting server saves these images...
Method 1 of 3:
Creating Image of a drive on PC
- 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.
- 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).
- Wait till Ghost prepares backup/Recovery image for the selected drive.
- 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 of 3:
Copying/Browsing Images on PC
- To browse or recover partial files from image, Click on "Run Recovery Point Browser".
- Click and select the recovery backup image and click on "OK" button. A browser window will open showing your backup file structure and contents.
- Select file/s you want to recover and click on "Recover" to recover files.
- To copy the recovery image on other location, other PC or on Network location, Click on "Copy Recovery Point".
- 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 of 3:
To load Recovery Image on Other PC
- Boot PC using Ghost bootable ISO and let Ghost run from bootable cd. (Don't run Ghost on windows mode)
- Accept the Ghost License Agreement.
- On main window, Click on "Recover My Computer"
- A list of available backup's will be displayed. If your backup is saved on other computer on server, Click on "Map Network Drive".
- Type the network location where the backup image is saved. and click "Ok".
- A list of backup images in the location will be enlisted. select desired image and click next.
- 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"
- 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).
Update 05 March 2020
You should read it
- Difference between Recovery Drive and System Image in Windows 10
- How to backup and restore Windows in just 10 minutes with Acronis True Image
- Things to keep in mind when backing up data on your computer
- Complete how to use all backup and restore tools on Windows 10
- Some small 'notes' about data backup, Windows installation and recovery
- Discount on Acronis data protection software
- How to create a System Image backup on Windows 11
- Manual backup and data recovery on Android devices
- How to backup photos on Windows 10 computer?
- How to Back Up Your Computer in Windows Vista
- Ready for disaster
- Ultra-fast data recovery solution
Maybe you are interested
The first person to have ChatGPT implanted in the brain to support operations on electronic devices 3 ways to disable USB Selective Suspend in Windows 11 How to Use Git Effectively Found the oldest solid material on Earth, 'older' than the Sun. 4 things to consider about security with Facebook Change 'lifespan' of login password in Windows XP and 7