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I just did a clean install of XP, and wanted to backup my C: drive with Norton Ghost. When I restarted my computer to begin the backup process, ghost freezes as soon as it opens - in pc dos. Dos also freezes when I try to go back to Windows. Ghost must have made a new Fat partition to run Dos, and I am not able to see my NTFS partions (Windows). I can't just delete the Fat partition. I either want go back to windows and forget about the backup, or finish creating the backup. I am able to use Dos. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
My system:
- mobo : abit ic7 max3
- drive 1)c: + ?: = parallel ide hard drive (Dos - FAT + windows - NTFS)
- drive 2)?: = SATA drive (storage - NTFS)
- *two cd-rw drives
- *no floppy drive
Just re-format and re-install XP. If you can't even do anything in a dos prompt, it's probably your best bet. You sure don't want to halfass fix it and have it go belly up when you get it re-loaded with all your other software.
Wesley
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I could, but I got everything set up correctly, and ghost shouldn't have changed anything on the windows partition, so it should be possible. I *am* able to use Dos. If I do another re-install, Ghost will freeze up again on back-up - which would make your suggestion a "Ghost-buster".
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Just set a restore point once you re-format and get everything you want installed. It's been my experience with most backup software like Ghost, that they are a hell of alot more trouble than they are worth. You be the "Ghost-Buster" and don't put that crap back on your PC.
Wesley
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You can try to boot from your XP CD and delete any partitions that ghost added. Other than that the best thing to do is what I already suggested. I'm not trying to be harsh, but I had Ghost and like I said it caused more problems than it ever cured.
I gave it away, for just the kind of crap your dealing with right now. Good luck.Wesley
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If want to try and fix it check out this website. From what it says, you have to have a version of dos from windows 98.
http://ghost.radified.com/ghost_1y.htm
Wesley
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I tried using Dos from win 98. Unfortunately the article did not help. The article reads "Ghost should launch", and Ghost does launch, and immediately freezes.
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I tried to delete the Fat partition, and was not able to boot to Windows, even though the NTFS partition (with my OS) changed back to C:. Now I did another clean install, and tried to make a backup again, and I am in the same place with Ghost - frozen.
I used Ghost last month to back up a friend's system, and had no problems. The only differences:
1>I have no flopply drive*
2>I have 2 optical drives
3>I have 5 other installed programs (all small and shouldn't have made any difference)
4>I have a soundcard rather than on-board sound (with different apps and drivers)*My guess is that Ghost scans for a FDD when it opens in Dos.
Any other suggestions?
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