How to Create a Ghost Image File Using Norton Ghost

Ruangngoprek.web.id - How to Create a Ghost Image File Using Norton Ghost , Norton Ghost (General Hardware oriented system transfer) is a utility (additional facility) for backing up or restoring hard disk data to a hard disk or other media, what is Norton Ghost actually like?

Norton Ghost was originally developed by Murray Haszard (New Zealand) in 1995 for binary research, the technology was discovered in 1998 by Symantec. Ghost initially only supported the ghost FAT (File allocation Table) file system directly, but could also copy (though not resize) other file systems by doing sector copies. Ghost added support for the NTFS (new technology file system) file system, and also added support for the EXT2 file system in 1999 then EXT3, Ghost has features compatible with the latest hardware, such as the ability to copy on SATA devices as well as additional backup or restore capabilities.

If you have a computer with Windows 7 complete with applications and drivers, then one day the OS is infected with a virus and must be reinstalled using an OS CD which takes a very long time, if we make a backup or copy of our system then this is not necessary (installing the OS with a CD), we only need to restore the created ghost file to the hard disk and do not need to install the application or driver again, so before being infected with a virus, a copy must be made first, aka after you install the OS via CD along with the application and driver, you immediately make the ghost image file.

So what now if the ghost file is installed on another PC? can or not? of course it can or can not, Can !! if the computer specifications are the same or almost similar, No !! if the computer specifications are not the same, unless you only backup the system aka backup the OS only without installing the driver, then it can be restored on any computer as long as it supports WINDOS XP, then how to create a ghost file that can be used / restored to many computers ?? what you need to do is when you have finished installing the OS via CD / Flashdisk / Harddisk, then immediately create the ghost file or you can install the application first then the ghost file. Okay, enough explanation, let's learn how to create a ghost image file.

1. Prepare the Hiren's Boot CD, you can download it

for other versions

because it has included Northon Ghost or you can just prepare the Ghost CD, but here I use Hiren's Boot CD version 10.5 where the OS to be backed up is Windows 7

2. Insert Hiren's CD, set the initial boot on the CD then wait until the menu appears on Hiren's, select the mini windows XP menu because I think it's easier.

3. After that, select HBCD - select Menu - then select Backup - and select Ghost32*
for example, follow the image below.

Hirent bootcd Menu 1 Image

4. Select OK, or press enter

5. In this step we will select the ghost command.

a.Local > Disk > To Disk

This means cloning from hard disk to hard disk, backup or restore all the contents of hard disk 1 to hard disk 2, where everything will be cloned exactly like the contents on hard disk 1 or master.

b.Local > Disk > To Image

This means it is used to create an image file from a hard disk into an image or file with the extension .GHO, this command will back up all files and systems on the hard disk that is the master.

c. Local > Disk > From Image

This means that this command is used to restore from a hard disk partition image file with the GHO extension. Usually, this will only overwrite the system partition and will not delete data on Drive D or other drives if used correctly. 

d.Local > Partition > To Partition

This means that this command is used to backup or restore from one partition to another partition on one hard disk (cloning from one partition to another partition)

e.Local > Partition > To Image

This means that this command is used to create an image file from one of the partitions on the hard disk. This command is different from the B command , where only certain partitions are backed up.

f.Local > Partition > From Image

This means that this command is used to restore an image file to one of the partitions on the hard disk.

After getting to know the menu of Northon Ghost in detail, let's return to the main discussion, namely how to create a Ghost image file.

for example we will try using the  Local > Partition > To Image command.

Select the local drive or resource where you want to create the image file, then click OK.

7. The next step is to select the partition from the local drive that was selected earlier. In this discussion, the partition that is selected is the NTFS file system type. Select primary E: where the partition contains the system files from the Windows 7 OS. Basically, you have to know where the drive/partition that contains the OS files/is stored is located.

8. Next, save the image file in one of the partitions or local drives, then select save.

9. Select High and press enter

10. Wait until this process is complete. This process will take a long time depending on the size of the partition that is used as an image file.

11. If the process is complete, a message will appear, select continue.

12. Now check to see if the image file exists on the local drive where the ghost file is stored. If it does, the image file creation process was successful.

In addition to creating image files and restoring Hirens Bootcd, it also has many benefits, one of which is to back up or copy files on Drive C if our computer system is damaged or will be reinstalled but has not had time to move the data on Drive C.

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