Using Norton Ghost

Making a Partition Image

 Assumptions
1. An existing functioning OS installed on
the Primary Partition
2. Sufficient space on a logical drive
3. Copy of Norton Ghost
Ghost a Partition

Write This #
Down
 Ghost
• Local
– Partition
• To Image
 Ghost
• Drive 1 Primary
Ghost Source Partition
Select Destination Drive
Use High Compression to save
space
Proceed to create Image
In Process….
Restore a Ghosted Image
Select Drive and File
Select Ghost File
Remember the number you wrote
down? Now is when you need it!
Ghosting the Virtual PC
 Preparation
• Create a Folder at the C:\ root Directory
• Call it Virtual Share Folder
• Open Virtual PC
• Find A VPC with Win98 and a D:\
• D:\ must have 400MB available – erase
files if necessary
 Enable Setting in VPC
• Edit
– Settings
• Share Folder
• A SHARE FOLDER
IS OUTSIDE THE
VIRTUAL MACHINE
AND IS
ACCESSIBLE BY
THE OPERATING
SYSTEM
Create a Share Folder on C:\
 Browse
• Share Folder
– Browse
• My Computer
– Local Disk (c:)
Enable
• Browse to Folder
• Designate Drive
Letter
• Check Share every
time
• OK
• OK at final screen
 Enter

Flowchart Ghost Process

Start Virtual PC

Select VPC
Machine with
Win 98 and D:
Drive

Create VPC
Selection Machine with
No
Found? Win 98 and
D: Drive

Yes

Use GHOST to
create an Image of
the C: partition and
store it on D:\

2
 Flowchart Ghost Process
• Put copy in Virtual 2
Share Folder
• Copy is now available
to the operating
system and to the
Virtual PC. Copy GHO file to
Virtual Folder
• The file can be copied
to a CD-R or sent as
an attachment in e-
mail
End
 Backpack Copy
• Open VPC
• Install Software
• Hook up Backpack CD-R using LPT1
• Copy Ghost file from D:\ or Virtual Share
File.
• This does not require Administrative
Privileges
Using a Copy of a .vhd

(Virtual Hard Drive)

 Basics
• Virtual PC uses three files for each virtual
machine
– *.vhd = Hard Drive
– *.vmc = Virtual Machine settings
– *.vsv = run file
• A virtual primary partition with an OS is
portable across platforms. *.vhd
Start a New Machine
 Three Ways
1. Install an OS from a CD
2. Ghost and existing OS and files
3. Copy an existing Virtual Hard Disk