Hard Drive Image

bigdog889 · 01-10-2005, 02:40 PM

i was wondering if anybody knew any good program that images the hard dirve and burn it to cd to mkae like a start disk. like when you get a new computer you get te restore disk. i want to make my own restore disk. if anybody know of and good programs that does that or how to do that i would love to hear from you.

thanks
-bigdog889

charliep1 · 01-10-2005, 02:48 PM

Norton's Ghost or Drive Image from Powerquest http://www.powerquest.com/

Take your pick as both are now owned by Symantec.
Charlie

**johnwill** · 01-10-2005, 04:27 PM

Acronis True Image from Acronis Software.

bigdog889 · 01-10-2005, 07:49 PM

do these make like boot disks that are like the ones that come with your machine. just put em in the cd-rom and restart. it has an aoption to like format and then put the image on?

Volt-Schwibe · 01-10-2005, 09:04 PM

ghost does, and driveimage does, and the one johnwill mentioned probably does, as i can't see that johnwill would bother mentioning one that didn't make a bootable restore disk.

although, some of these programs must be started with the original boot disk, but i think you won't run into this problem with the three mentioned here.

bigdog889 · 01-10-2005, 09:43 PM

okay useing Acronis True Image how do i make a bootable disk image? and ill take a look at norton ghost maybe that would be more user friendly.

bigdog889 · 01-11-2005, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdog889

okay useing Acronis True Image how do i make a bootable disk image? and ill take a look at norton ghost maybe that would be more user friendly.

okay how about any body help me with making a bootable image disk with norton ghost?

Digsby · 01-11-2005, 02:19 PM

The nice thing about Acronis is that you can mount the image file as a virtual hard drive. So if you ever lose a file, you can open the image, even across a network, and extract the file you need. It's pretty leet.

**johnwill** · 01-11-2005, 08:17 PM

It's going to be hard to help you with creating a bootable disk with one of these applications until you buy the application!

I use Acronis True Image, and after it's installed, it creates a bootable CD or floppy set to do a restore to a bare disk.

bigdog889 · 01-11-2005, 08:23 PM

i emailed Acronis and they game me a 15 day trial licens of the full product no limitations. so whats the next step?

bigdog889 · 01-13-2005, 07:39 AM

okay i talked to my bro about this idea of of makeing a custom restore disk and he siad it was very hard to make you own BOOTABLE disk. he is a system admin for a collage here. anyway i just wanted to make sure we were all on the same idea. i wanted to like reformat my drive and use my dell restore disk then delete the junk like aol and and all the other junk that they have installed then kinda take a snap shot of that and make my own restore disk with my own custom programs (eg. mirc, msn, firefox, ton of free porn... jk

) the programs you suggest do they make a bootable restore disk as in if i reformat my hard drive and i no long have the program that i use to make the image to resote it or restore it?

bigdog889 · 01-13-2005, 02:43 PM

i also was wonder with the Acronis to make the boot disk and then put the folder in the same disc with the image. some one told me you can do that. is it possable so i only have 1 disk and it does every thing on one disk or will have have to have 2?

Sequal7 · 01-13-2005, 02:51 PM

Depends on the size of your image and compression (how much harddrive your baking up and how small you want the file to be) with all Ghosting programs out there.

bigdog889 · 01-13-2005, 03:11 PM

i have a dvd-rw and the image of the drive i want to back up is 2.6 gigs and the file that has the bootfiles in it is 9.8 or somin mb. i reall want to make a all in 1 disk with the images nad the boot files. but some one told me you cant have both in 1 disk. you need 1 boot disk and 1 image disk

Sequal7 · 01-13-2005, 03:17 PM

I know you cant in Ghost, maybe not in powerquest as it is also owned and updated by Symantec and Im not certain of the Acronis software, perhaps they too have a support forum or FAQ area wheere you can get that info from.

**johnwill** · 01-14-2005, 01:54 PM

OK, I'm confused. What's the big deal about a single disk? I boot the Acronis True Image Recovery CD, and after it loads, I put in the media for the backup and do the restore. How tough is that?

bigdog889 · 01-15-2005, 11:42 PM

i tryed that iand it siad somin about i need 2 cd rom drives

i used the boot disk to boot up then removed it and inserted the image disk. it should work yes?

**johnwill** · 01-16-2005, 03:46 PM

You don't need two CD's, it works fine with one.

armsoo · 01-25-2005, 03:59 PM

Hi All!

I have a DriveImage 7 and run it on XP. I attempted to create an image on DVD and on HD acorss network. Both methods take more than 4 hours. Is it normal? What did I do wrong?

**johnwill** · 01-25-2005, 05:05 PM

armsoo, please don't hijack another person's thread to post a new issue. You can start your own thread here, and I'm sure we can address your issue.

01-10-2005, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	Hard Drive Image i was wondering if anybody knew any good program that images the hard dirve and burn it to cd to mkae like a start disk. like when you get a new computer you get te restore disk. i want to make my own restore disk. if anybody know of and good programs that does that or how to do that i would love to hear from you. thanks -bigdog889

01-10-2005, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
charliep1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 451 OS: XP Pro	Norton's Ghost or Drive Image from Powerquest http://www.powerquest.com/ Take your pick as both are now owned by Symantec. Charlie __________________ A few aches and pains but still on green side of grass

01-10-2005, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Acronis True Image from Acronis Software. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-10-2005, 09:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	ghost does, and driveimage does, and the one johnwill mentioned probably does, as i can't see that johnwill would bother mentioning one that didn't make a bootable restore disk. although, some of these programs must be started with the original boot disk, but i think you won't run into this problem with the three mentioned here. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature>

01-11-2005, 02:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Digsby Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 63 OS: 2k, XP	Acronis The nice thing about Acronis is that you can mount the image file as a virtual hard drive. So if you ever lose a file, you can open the image, even across a network, and extract the file you need. It's pretty leet. __________________ In the future, our kids will be so smart, they'll be able to program their VCR's without spilling pipping hot gravy all over myself. -P.G.

01-10-2005, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	do these make like boot disks that are like the ones that come with your machine. just put em in the cd-rom and restart. it has an aoption to like format and then put the image on?

01-10-2005, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	okay useing Acronis True Image how do i make a bootable disk image? and ill take a look at norton ghost maybe that would be more user friendly.

01-11-2005, 08:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	It's going to be hard to help you with creating a bootable disk with one of these applications until you buy the application! I use Acronis True Image, and after it's installed, it creates a bootable CD or floppy set to do a restore to a bare disk. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-11-2005, 08:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	i emailed Acronis and they game me a 15 day trial licens of the full product no limitations. so whats the next step?

01-13-2005, 07:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	okay i talked to my bro about this idea of of makeing a custom restore disk and he siad it was very hard to make you own BOOTABLE disk. he is a system admin for a collage here. anyway i just wanted to make sure we were all on the same idea. i wanted to like reformat my drive and use my dell restore disk then delete the junk like aol and and all the other junk that they have installed then kinda take a snap shot of that and make my own restore disk with my own custom programs (eg. mirc, msn, firefox, ton of free porn... jk ) the programs you suggest do they make a bootable restore disk as in if i reformat my hard drive and i no long have the program that i use to make the image to resote it or restore it? Last edited by bigdog889; 01-13-2005 at 07:41 AM.

01-13-2005, 02:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	i also was wonder with the Acronis to make the boot disk and then put the folder in the same disc with the image. some one told me you can do that. is it possable so i only have 1 disk and it does every thing on one disk or will have have to have 2?

01-13-2005, 02:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sequal7 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 76 OS: Windows XP Pro	Depends on the size of your image and compression (how much harddrive your baking up and how small you want the file to be) with all Ghosting programs out there.

01-13-2005, 03:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	i have a dvd-rw and the image of the drive i want to back up is 2.6 gigs and the file that has the bootfiles in it is 9.8 or somin mb. i reall want to make a all in 1 disk with the images nad the boot files. but some one told me you cant have both in 1 disk. you need 1 boot disk and 1 image disk

01-13-2005, 03:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sequal7 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 76 OS: Windows XP Pro	I know you cant in Ghost, maybe not in powerquest as it is also owned and updated by Symantec and Im not certain of the Acronis software, perhaps they too have a support forum or FAQ area wheere you can get that info from.

01-14-2005, 01:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	OK, I'm confused. What's the big deal about a single disk? I boot the Acronis True Image Recovery CD, and after it loads, I put in the media for the backup and do the restore. How tough is that? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-15-2005, 11:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
bigdog889 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48 OS: XP	i tryed that iand it siad somin about i need 2 cd rom drives i used the boot disk to boot up then removed it and inserted the image disk. it should work yes?

01-16-2005, 03:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	You don't need two CD's, it works fine with one. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-25-2005, 03:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
armsoo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 OS: xp	How long does it take to image? Hi All! I have a DriveImage 7 and run it on XP. I attempted to create an image on DVD and on HD acorss network. Both methods take more than 4 hours. Is it normal? What did I do wrong?

01-25-2005, 05:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	armsoo, please don't hijack another person's thread to post a new issue. You can start your own thread here, and I'm sure we can address your issue. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience