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Working with Ghost V8.0

Creating a Bootable Ghost Recovery DVD with an already
existing Ghost Image
When to apply this instruction?
You have taken a Ghost Image of any PC some time ago. The Ghost Image is now available on a
Hard Drive, USB Drive or any other not bootable media. You want to create a bootable DVD, with
which a PC can easily be recovered.
Prerequisites
Option for booting from DVD must be enabled in BIOS
1) Nero Version V6.6 is available on Burning PC
2) Bootable Ghost Floppy
3) Ghost.exe is available on any drive of Burning PC
4) Ghost-Image of the PC for which a Bootable Recovery DVD shall be burned is available on any
drive of Burning PC
Working Procedure for Burning a Bootable Recovery DVD
1) Put Bootable Ghost Floppy into Floppy Drive
2) Start Nero by executing Nero Start Smart. Select DVD in Title bar, then Data option and execute
Make Bootable DVD (see picture below).

3) In the next dialog select the files, which you want to burn on the DVD. This set of files must consist
of Ghost.exe and all files which belong to the Ghost image created from the PC, for which a Recovery
DVD shall be burned.
Dependent on the size of the Ghost Image, it can be split into several files (see example in picture
below). For very big Ghost Images, which not match on one DVD, find an additional instruction in
section below.

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Is the set of files complete, quit dialog by Next button.

4) Select option Read boot disc in drive. Confirm, that floppy disc is available in floppy drive.

5) Before starting the burn process check the settings. They should be the same as displayed in
picture below. Dont forget to assign a DVD name. It should be the Computer name, of the PC for
which the DVD will be burned.

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Now burn process can be started by execution of Burn Button.

After the burning is completed, dont forget to label the DVD. Label must at least contain creation date
of the Image (more important than burning date of DVD!) and name of the computer for which the
image can be used.
Images with oversize
If a Ghost Image does not match on 1 DVD (e.g. EPC) the image has to be split on several DVDs. At
first burn a bootable DVD as described above, further DVDs burn as normal data DVDs (not bootable,
not multisession!). Distribute the parts of the image in ascending order on the DVDs. Ascending order
can be identified by the names of the image files.

Creating a Bootable Ghost Recovery DVD direct from PC

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When to apply this instruction?
A Ghost Image shall be taken from a PC and burnt immediately on a bootable Recovery DVD.
Prerequisites
1) Option for booting from floppy drive must be enabled in BIOS
2) Bootable Ghost Floppy
3) A CD/DVD on which Ghost.exe is available
4) Remove all data, which should not be burned onto Ghost DVD from the PC. Apply final settings on
the PC (Screen Saver, Icons on Desktop, disabling USB drives, etc.). After this is completerd, shut
down the PC.
5) Monitor, Keyboard (PS/2) and if possible mouse (PS/2) must be connected to PC.
Working Procedure for Burning a Bootable Recovery DVD
1) Insert bootable Ghost Floppy into floppy drive and start the PC.
2) When you see following request on the screen,

insert CD/DVD with Ghost.exe in CD/DVD drive and R in command line. Depending on format of the
CD/DVD possibly you have to enter R in command line a second time. After CD/DVD is successful
recognized Ghost.exe will be started. Confirm Ghost Opening screen (OK button).

3) After Ghost application has been started execute action as shown in picture below
(LocalDiskTo Image)
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4) On next screen confirm with OK as shown in picture below.

5) Select on the top of next screen in line Look in: DVD drive (as shown below).

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Confirm with Save button.

6) On next dialog select for option High compression.

7) On next dialog answer question Copy a bootable floppy to the CD/DVD disk? with Yes.

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8) On next dialog answer question Is the floppy disk ready in drive a:? If you are using Boot diskettes
created by Ghost Boot Wizard, insert Disk 1 with Yes.

Now it has to be awaited until Ghost has completed reading of Floppy Disk. Reading progress can be
observed in Status Bar at the bottom of Ghost UI. It is completed when 79 Tracks have been read.
9) On next dialog answer question Copy Symantec Ghost to CD/DVD? with Yes.

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10) Next dialog with question Proceed with Drive Backup to CD/DVD? About will be displayed.
Put an empty DVD (+R) into DVD drive and confirm dialog with Yes.

11) Confirm next dialog with question WARNING Spanned NTFS images on removeable with
Yes.

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Now Ghost starts burning process for Recovery DVD. Progress can be observed on the screen as
shown in example picture below.

12) When image creation is completed successfully following dialog will be displayed.

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Confirm dialog with Continue and quit Ghost application. After removal of floppy disk and ready burnt
recovery DVD system can be restarted for further use.
IMPORTANT
After the burning is completed, dont forget to label the DVD. Label must at least contain creation date
of the Image (more important than burning date of DVD!) and name of the computer for which the
image can be used. Be aware, that you cannot identify by DVD content for which PC the
recovery DVD has to be used.

PC Recovery by using a Bootable Ghost Image DVD

This section describes how to recover a PC by means of a Bootable Ghost Recovery DVD.
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Prerequisites
1) Option for booting from DVD must be enabled in BIOS.
2) Bootable Ghost DVD with Ghost Image.
3) Monitor, Keyboard (PS/2) and if possible mouse (PS/2) must be connected to PC.
4) Be sure, that you have made backups of all files/data on computer, which you dont want to loose
(Licenses, latest project backups, important documents, etc.).
5) Confirm, that hardware of PC from which Image has been taken and hardware of PC on which
image should be restored are identical (hard disk size, dualport cards, MPI card,)
Working Procedure for PC recovery with a Bootable Recovery DVD
1) Insert Bootable Ghost DVD and restart PC. System will boot from DVD and Ghost application will
be started. After confirmation of welcome screen execute action LocalDiskFrom Image on
Ghost UI (see picture below).

2) Select on the top of next screen in

line Look in: DVD drive (as shown
below).
Correct file (recognizable by icon
see picture) for starting recovery
process will be selected automatically (THIS BEHAVIOUR HAS TO BE CONFIRMED!?). Exit dialog
by Open button.
3) Next screen confirm with OK, as shown in picture below.

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4) On next screen the default settings may not be modified. Exit dialog by OK button.

5) Next screen confirm with OK, as shown in picture below. Be aware this is the last chance to stop
process and to save any data from PC.

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Progress of recovery process can be observed on Ghost UI. Successfully completion will be indicated
to the user. After completion remove DVD from drive. After restart PC is ready to use.
Additional Steps for updating of PC to the latest Configuration Status
These additional steps have to be executed for example in case of PC replacement on an energized
substation. After you have reinstalled the PC with the latest Ghost Recovery DVD, which was
available in POD, do the following:
1) Check, if on Data backup server Project Backups for this individual PC are available, which have a
later creation date than Ghost Recovery DVD. If such project backups are available, the latest project
backup has to be put on this recovered PC.
2) Check in the station log book (should be available on Data backup server), if on this PC additional
configurations steps have been applied after creation date of Ghost Recovery DVD. All these
additional configuration steps have to be applied on this PC again.

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