Re: [Thinkpad] Norton Ghost 9

To bring this matter to a pleasant close, at a list member's suggestion
I used Acronis True Image 8.0 to clone the OEM drive to a 7K60 drive in
a USB enclosure and the new drive is now functional (and f-a-s-t).

Worked so well, in fact, that Acronis just converted a
Ghost/Partitionmagic customer.

What a great resource is this list! (Thanks, Dennis.)

- Bob Mann

RWM wrote:

> Nah, a PM 8.0 clone gets no farther than a flashing cursor.
>
> I think it must be a "Can't clone to external/USB drive" issue.
>
> - Bob
>
> RWM wrote:
>
>> I'll try PM 8.0; that's on hand.
>>
>> Wish I could use WD SCSI Bench -- bulletproof!
>>
>> - Bob
>>
>>
>> Matt wrote:
>>
>>> Have you tried cloning with a different utility?
>>>
>>> I've had nothing but poor results with Ghost, and much prefer Drive
>>> Image
>>> and Partition magic. Many good things have been said about Acronis True
>>> Image as well.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com>
>>> To: "Kathe Robin" <kathe@cheatriver.com>
>>> Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>; <Ina@Bechhoefer.US>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 3:03 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Norton Ghost 9
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Interesting you ask this, as I finally got around to trying to use the
>>>> Ghost 9'ed clone, made from an X22.
>>>>
>>>> The clone boots (Win2K, sp4) OK, up to the "Windows Logon" (and
>>>> music),
>>>> starts "Applying personal settings", after which it throws a "Limited
>>>> Virtual Memory" error from which there is no available recovery and
>>>> that
>>>> places it into a "Saving settings" -> "Windows Logon" (or Shutdown)
>>>> loop.
>>>>
>>>> I've obviously done something wrong, but I can't figure what that
>>>> might
>>>> be. So far, it isn't a critical issue.
>>>>
>>>> - Bob Mann
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kathe Robin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thats 9. Is the backup bootable? In other words if you remove your
>>>>> original HD which you just made a full backup of and insert the
>>>>> backup
>>>>> disk in the original drives bay, can you now power up the TP and
>>>>> have it
>>>>> boot identically to the original source drive?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Max
>>>>

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Received on Wed Jan 5 19:34:19 2005