When there is a problem in the system, we can restore the system through the original Ghost file, or we can automatically restore the system by burning the ghost file to the CD.

(1) Recovering a computer system with a CD-ROM image file The CD-ROM driver of the computer must be loaded in the recovery system. Use the startup disk to start the computer, or use the DOS startup disk to start the computer. After loading the DOS driver of the CD, any version of G host, including Ghost 6.5, can use the CD image file to restore the system.

DOS driver for optical drive:

Make "Load CD Boot Disk". If you have Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition or Ghost 200 1, you can use its boot wizard function to make a "load CD boot disk". Note that the startup disk made by this method can only be used to restore the system from the image file, and cannot be used to make, store (burn) the image file; For details, please refer to "What kind of startup disk is needed to make an automatic recovery system CD". If Ghost is an early version, you need to inquire about the DOS driver and its loading method from the optical drive manufacturer.

WIN 98 startup disk:

If the operating system is WIN 98, you can make WIN 98 startup disk. Use this floppy disk to start the computer to run Ghost, and then restore the system from the CD image file as usual; When Ghost asks the path of the image file, it is designated as the optical drive. Note that WIN 98 startup disk supports most optical drives, and you can use this disk to start any computer, including computers with other operating systems.

Boot CD:

Some computers can start from the CD-ROM drive. After startup, you can use the image files in the startup CD or other CD to restore the system. The basic steps are as follows:

1. Insert the startup CD;

2. turn on the computer and display a DOS prompt, such as d: > ;

3. running ghosts; ;

4. Insert the CD containing the image file;

5. Perform system recovery as usual. When Ghost asks the path of the image file, it is designated as the optical drive.

Note that there are many ways to run Ghost: if the image file is on the startup CD, type the Ghost startup program directly after the DOS prompt; If the image file is on another CD, take out the startup CD, insert it, and directly type the Ghost startup program at the D OS prompt; If the image file and Ghost are both on the startup CD, and Ghost is set to run automatically in the Autoexec.bat file, the computer will automatically restore the system after inserting the startup CD. If G host is in the floppy disk, please insert the floppy disk and switch to the floppy disk letter to run Ghost.

(2), making automatic recovery system CD.

Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition and versions after Ghost 200 1 can directly burn image files to CDR/RW. You should use this function to make an automatic recovery system CD. When Ghost asks whether to generate a startup disk during the process of burning the image file, insert the startup disk with the D OS drive of the optical drive into the floppy drive and select "Yes". Or if you don't want to burn the image file directly to the CD with Ghost, you can prepare the image file and other related files first, and then copy these files to the CD with other burning tools to generate the startup CD.

The specific steps are as follows:

Preparatory work/about to start work

1. Make an image file. If the image file is larger than the capacity of the CD, please use the split command of Ghost to split the image file.

2. Get the DOS driver of the CD-ROM drive. WIN 98 startup disk has drivers suitable for a variety of optical drives. There is also an optical drive in the boot disk made with the boot wizard function of Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition or Ghost 200 1.

3. Generate Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files. These files should be stored in the root directory of the CD. For more information, see "Contents of Config.sys file" and "Contents of Autoexec.bat file" below.

Copy (burn) related files to a CD:

1. Burn the following files to the first CD.

IO.sys

MSDOS.sys

Command.com

Himem.sys

Configuration system

Autoexec. bat

Mscdex.exe (Note, this is only a basic driver file of the CD-ROM drive. You also need the driver file that comes with the CD-ROM drive, such as the Oakcdrom.sys file of the Adaptec CD-ROM drive. )

Ghost.exe

The first part of the image file.

2. Burn the second part of the image file to the second CD; Wait a minute.

The optical disk recovery system includes:

1. Set the computer to be bootable from the CD;

2. Turn off the computer;

3. Insert the manufactured CD into the CD-ROM drive;

4. Turn on the computer. The produced CD will automatically overwrite the hard disk with image files. After the system recovery process is completed, the computer will display a DOS prompt, such as Q: > ;

5. Take out the CD from the CD drive;

6. Restart the computer.

The contents of the Config.sys file

The Config.sys file loads Himem.sys for the computer, which is equipped with a CD-ROM drive, DOS memory and environment space. The Config.sys file can be edited with Notepad and should contain the following command line.

device=himem.sys

Equipment =

File =50

Buffer =30

Dos = high level, umb

Stack = 9,256

lastdrive=z

The exact content of the command line device= depends on the optical drive used. For some Adaptec optical drives, the exact contents are as follows:

device = oak cdrom . sys/D:mscd 00 1

/D:mscd00 1 is the command to name the driver file. Note that this command should be used in two files, Config.sys and Autoexec.bat, and the name of the driver file (see the contents of the file Au toexec.bat below) must be the same.

Contents of Autoexec.bat file

Autoexec.bat loads the CD driver for the computer, automatically runs Ghost, and overwrites the computer hard disk with the image file in the CD. You can use Notepad to edit the Autoexec.bat file, which should contain the following command line:

mscdex.exe/D:/L:

ghost -clone，mode=load，src=，dst= -sure -fx

Note that only a few spaces are allowed on the command line in the Ghost statement. Spaces are not allowed except in the following cases:

Between ghosts and clones

At number & gt and-of course.

Between affirmation and negation.

The following example assumes that the drive letter of the optical drive is q, the image file name is Myimage.gho, and the image file path is Q:Myimage.gho:

mscdex.exe/D:mscd 00 1/L:Q

ghost -clone，mode=load，src=q:myimage.gho，dst= 1 -sure -fx

Where /D:mscd00 1 names the driver file Mscdex.exe, which must be consistent with the name in the Config.sys file; /L: Specifies that the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive is Q. Although any letter above C can be used as the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive, it is recommended to use a letter higher than the drive letter of the last hard disk of the computer as the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. For example, there are two hard disks C: and D: on the computer, and it is best to use F or higher as the drive letter of the optical drive.

The -clone command in the second command line specifies how Ghost will run with the following parameters. Where mode = load.

Specifies that Ghost overwrites the hard disk with an image file; src=

Specify the image file path of Ghost, and the drive letter must be the same as that specified by /L: in the Autoexec.bat command line. In this example, the image file Myimage.gho is stored in the root directory of the CD; Daylight saving time =

Indicates the hard disk covered by Ghost; Disk 1 refers to the first hard disk in the computer; This example covers the whole hard disk, not a partition; The command line for overwriting partitions will be different; -Sure.

Instruct Ghost not to request any foreign instructions in the process of overwriting the hard disk; -Foreign exchange

Instructs Ghost to exit after overwriting and causes the computer to display a DOS prompt. You don't need to add this parameter to the command line. In this case, after the overwrite is completed, Ghost will display "Loading Completed" or "Processing Successfully".

(3) What kind of startup disk do you need to make an automatic recovery system CD?

What kind of startup disk is needed to burn image files directly with Ghost depends on whether a startup disk is generated or not.

First of all, you need to store the startup disk of Ghost, use this disk to start the computer and run Ghost. There are many ways to make this floppy disk. Please note that in either case, the startup disk does not need to load the CD driver of the computer.

Make a WIN98 system disk, and then put Ghost on the disk.

Use the boot wizard function of Ghost200 1, select "Standard Boot Disk with LPT and USB Support", deselect (USB Support and LPT Support) in the Norton Ghost Boot Wizard-Peer-to-Peer Service window, and then make a boot disk according to the prompts.

Use the boot wizard function of Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition, select "Network Boot Disk", and then make a boot disk according to the prompts. After the production is completed, delete all the parameters related to the network driver in the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files on the floppy disk; These parameters are located in the network directory.

You also need a second floppy disk to generate the startup CD. When Ghost burns an image file, it will ask whether to generate a startup CD. How to choose "Yes", Ghost will further ask to specify the location of the CD-ROM drive, and these programs are usually not available on the startup floppy disk; At this time, you need to insert the "Load CD Boot Disk" made by B oot Wizar.

Load CD boot disk

There are two situations where you need to use the Load CD-ROM startup disk:

When restoring the system with the image file in the CD;

When Ghost asks for an optical drive. When Ghost burns an image file to a CD, it will ask whether to generate a startup CD. If "Yes" is selected, Ghost will burn the CD-ROM drive to the CD-ROM; Since G host doesn't need an optical drive when it is running, it doesn't have these files, so it needs to be told where to find them. It can usually be provided by "loading CD startup disk".

(4) burn the image file directly to the CD.

Run Ghost.exe or Ghostpe.exe, and determine the storage address of the image file as DVD/index.shtml' target =' _ blank' class =' article' > burner. Please note that earlier versions of Ghost do not have this feature. The following contents will help to burn image files successfully:

Before starting, check the list of burners supported by Ghost to determine whether the burner to be used is supported.

Use the startup disk with Ghost to start the computer, but do not use the CD-ROM drive. If there is an optical drive in the startup disk at the same time, don't load it into memory, that is, there is no command line to load the optical drive in the startup files Config.sys and autoexec.bat

Start the computer with a floppy disk with only DOS system files and Ghost. Do not load peripherals such as scanners and printers. See "What kind of startup disk is needed to burn the automatic recovery system CD".

If you want to make a startup disk, first make a "load CD startup disk" with Ghost Boot Wizard. The floppy disk will store the CD-ROM driver, which will be inserted into the floppy disk when Ghost requests it.

Do not use the spanning command on the Ghost command line. Ghost will automatically execute this command as needed, and burn the image file as follows:

1. Start the computer with a startup disk with Ghost instead of "loading the CD startup disk".

2. Run to Ghost.exe or Ghostpe.exe. Select the burner to save the image file.

3. If the answer to the question whether to generate the startup CD is "Yes", Ghost will further request to specify the location of the CD-ROM drive; Insert the "Load CD-ROM Boot Disk" into the floppy drive, and Ghost will burn the CD-ROM to the CD.

(5) Solve the problems encountered when burning image files.

First, check whether the Ghost version of the hardware is correct. Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition or Ghost 200 1 can directly burn image files to CD; Earlier versions of Ghost did not have this feature. Ghost can directly drive various commonly used but not all DVD/index.shtml' target =' _ blank' class =' article' > burners; Determine whether Ghost can directly drive the burner to be used.

Here are some common mistakes people make when burning:

Use a formatted CD-RW disc. Ghost can burn unformatted CD-RW discs, but not formatted ones; The content about this in the product manual is wrong. Only unformatted C D-RW discs can be used. If you want to burn to a used CD-RW disc, you must first "clean" all the information on the disc, including system files, with other burning tools.

Use the Load CD Boot Disk. Ghost does not need to load the driver of the recorder when it can be directly driven. If you start the computer with the "Load CD Boot Disk" made by the startup wizard, Ghost will be driven by a near-loading burner. These redundant drivers sometimes cause errors. When burning image files with G host, don't use "loading CD startup disk", but use ordinary startup disk with G host.

Loaded the video recorder's own driver. Ghost can directly drive the burner to burn image files, without the burner's own driver. Check the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files in the startup disk to see if the command line of the burner driver is loaded, such as C DROM.sys or MSCDEX.exe.

Ghost doesn't have enough time to show the burner. In some computers, Ghost may take a long time to identify the optical drive and the burner. Give Ghost 5 minutes or more to display the burner.

Run Ghost from floppy disk. Ghost.exe and Ghostpe.exe usually run on floppy disks. If you run from the hard disk, you can solve the problem in some cases. If you are making a mirror file of the first drive, you can put ghostpe.exe or d:ghostpe.exe in the second partition, and edit the related path of the Autoexec.bat file as d: ghostpe.exe.. Ghost cannot run from a mirrored partition.

The BIOS or PC DOS file version is out of date. The BIOS of the computer may be an old version, or it may always be incompatible with the burner. If the problem cannot be solved after upgrading the BIOS, please delete files such as Mouse.com from the floppy disk and replace them with MS DOS system files in the startup disk.

On DVD/index.shtml' target =' _ blank' class =' article' > burner. You can read the CD data according to the following steps to determine whether the computer lists all the files on the CD:

1. View CD in Ghost:

A. start the computer with Ghost startup disk;

B. insert the CD with data into the burner;

C. Select a burner in the toolbar of Ghost;

D view the files in the CD in the column of "file name to copy the image to".

2. View the CD in Windows:

A. start the computer from the hard disk and enter Windows；;

B. insert the same CD into the burner;

C. use Windows explorer to open the CD in the burner;

D. check the files and directories on the CD;

3. View the CD in DOS:

A. start the computer with WIN98 system floppy disk;

B. insert the same CD into the burner;

C. switch to the CD letter. If you can't switch, it means that WIN98 is not compatible with the burner, and Ghost can't drive it directly.

D. use the command dir /a /s to view all files and directories in the CD.

4. Compare the files and directories seen by the above three methods. If they are exactly the same, it means that the problem has not been found yet; If they are not the same, it means that the computer is not compatible with the burner. The specific problem depends on which method can list files and directories correctly.

If the result listed in the first method is incorrect, the problem lies in Ghost, and it is necessary to confirm whether Ghost can directly drive the burner. If the result of the second method is incorrect, the problem may be that the optical drive of WIN98 is not compatible with Ghost. If the result of the third aspect is incorrect, Ghost should be able to drive the burner directly. The problem may be that the computer is incompatible with the burner, or some hardware has been damaged, so you must upgrade the B IOS.

Use ghost to mirror the hard disk, such as c.goh. Then upload it to the server, * * * enjoy this folder, and use tools to start the network card of dos. Then start from disk A and run ghost to connect to the server, then recover, mirror from the LAN machine ghost to the host, and then mirror from the host to other LAN machines.

Use GHOST to image a partition into multiple files of a specified size for CD burning.

Start ghost with parameters: ghost-auto-span-split = 640-z9.

-Automatically rename automatic files.

-SPAN Start multi-volume compression

-SPLIT=640 The size of each volume is limited to 640MB (it can be set at will).

-Z9 uses maximum compression.