[bcab] Re: Trying Ghost Again

This also may help.   I have just set someone's computer up with Norton Ghost 
version 12, combined
with a Maxtor external USB hard drive with "one touch backup" feature.

Firstly the installation of the software including updating was fully 
accessible.

Secondly, Norton are aware of the Maxtor one-touch backup option and Ghost can 
be configured
to automatically do a new image backup, on pressing the drive's one touch 
button.

Thirdly the creation of a recovery boot CD, which I believe was only introduced 
from Ghost version 
12 onwards, was also fully accessible.

Now for image restoration.  To choose do do a restore is in itself accessible.  
 Place the recovery 
CD in the drive, ensure the USB Drive where the image is located is connected.  
Choose "recover 
computer"
from within the software, then sit and wait.

Catch 1: There is no speech access during the restore process, whilst Windows 
is unloaded, the image 
restored, then the PC restarted.  (despite this it happens automatically and 
usually takes minutes 
to complete)

Catch 2: The PC on which all this is done, needs to have it's bios set to boot 
to CD, if it hasn't 
already.  And at a crucial stage of the boot up, a DOS screen dialog appears 
saying "press any key 
to boot to CD", if totally blind you would have to hazard a guess as to when 
this dialog was present 
on screen.

The scary moment of course, is doing the first restore.   But following a few 
test runs the person 
who I set this up for is now confident of restoring their PC at any time within 
10 minutes.  All he 
needs to know technically is:-

Press "one touch" button, hit spacebar on ghosts "yes" button, to backup.
Insert recovery CD, choose recover, then wait for the reboot, to restore.

Simple!  This included about 15Gb of data on his C drive and 4Gb on the D 
drive, in one hit.

* A maxtor 200Gb external USB Drive with One Touch, can be bought for about £50.
* Norton Ghost version 12 can be bought for about £35 online.

I can set this up on site for anyone in the South East region, at very 
economical rates!

Hope this is helpful information.    Leon Gilbert.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Dart" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:27 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Trying Ghost Again


Hello Barry

This may help. I've just used XXCLONE to image and restore a system disk
which it did without hassle. Here the task was local not remote (I installed
a larger slave, imaged, made it bootable, powered down, swapped in the new
drive - now have bigger system drive). Have just found out it only works
locally.

Regards
Tony


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Toner, Barry (LIT)" <B.Toner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 2:12 PM
Subject: [bcab] Trying Ghost Again


> Hi All,
>
> I really really need to be able to restore my system drive using an
> image I created.
>
> As symantec.com have went the call-centre/trained pin-hole support on
> their online chat I can't get help anywhere.
>
> I've just ended a chat session in frustration because I asked a simple
> question.
>
> "Is there anyway to remotely restore a system drive image other than
> using lights out or restore anywhere.  Neither of these solutions will
> allow me to have speech feedback using my adaptive screenreading
> technology.  This is a pre-sales question for Ghost v12".
>
> Answer?
>
> Open Ghost!
>
> I asked them if they missed my initial msg to which they replied.
>
> "Using lights out you can create a bootable partition".
>
> Arg, arg, and double arg!
>
> FYI, Lights out is still tied in with the proprietary, non-usable
> without wsite Recovery Console".
>
> Is there anyway around this nonsense or do you think we can ever get
> software included in DDA legislation?
>
> Any novice can pop these recovery discs in and use it but us without
> site can't!
>
> God I'm getting really cheesed off and bitter with these types of
> products.
>
>
>
> Barry Toner
> Placement Systems Engineer
> Liberty Information Technology Direct Line: 02890 167000
> Adelaide Exchange Fax: 02890 445511
> 24-26 Adelaide Street Switchboard: 02890 445500
> Belfast BT2 8GD Email: b.toner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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