Bootable CD using Ghost

[TonyT]

I have a question re making a bootable restore CD using the guide at the site Norm recommended a while ago: http://www.ping.be/satcp/ghostresq01.htm per the instructions on that page for editing the ghost.bat file.

here is my edited ghost.bat file:

GHOST.EXE -clone,MODE=pload,SRC=%CDROM%\9MAR032K.GHO:1,DST=2:1

where 9MAR03.GHO is the name of my ghosted image of my win2K installation and the :1 is partition 1 of the ghost image. (there is only one partition in the image)

My question is re the DST=2:1 part of the code.

I assume that DST means "destination' of the drive where the image will be restored to. Since I have 2 hard drives, win 98 on the C drive and win2k on the D drive, and since the D drive has 2 partitions, am I correct in the way I edited the ghost.bat? I will want the image restored to the first partition on the D drive. DST=2:1

I am assuming that in DST, if I were to use DST=1:1, then the image would get restored to the C drive and if I were to use DST=2:1 then the image would get restored to the D drive's first partion where win2k currently resides, and if I were to use DST=2:2 then the image would get restored to the D drive's second partition which is actually the F drive.

Am I correct?

[Norm]

Yes :D

I was searching for something else and came across this thread.

Hi Tony

[TonyT]

LOL!

I vaguely remember posting that. I have found it much easier to just use a custom startup cd or ghost boot disks when restoring an image.

[Norm]

Originally posted by TonyT
LOL!

I vaguely remember posting that. I have found it much easier to just use a custom startup cd or ghost boot disks when restoring an image. Personally I like to manually pick my restore partition when restoring.

I ONLY use the commandline when making a restore CD for a client. That way they don't have to know anything about ghost. Just put the CD in the tray and reboot. It will automatically find the image on the CD, and automatically overwrite the HD/Partition named in the commandline.

Only one question for the user to answer before it does it's stuff "Are you sure"