What does Ghost do with program files?

On Feb 5, 4:34 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho... RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> Because he's ghosting Windows. Lighten up.
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> "NoConsequence" <n... RemoveThis @none.net> wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:44:21 -0800 (PST), "robertfedun...@msn.com"
> > <robertfedun... RemoveThis @msn.com> wrote:
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> >>Will Norton Ghost preserve everything on my hard drive? I'm using
> >>Windows XP, and I have purchased by download MS Office and
> >>Dreamweaver. If my hard drive were to crash (or, worse, if the entire
> >>machine were damaged beyond repair) would Ghost enable me to copy them
> >>to a new hard drive? Would they work immediately, or would I need to
> >>contact tech support at each vendor to explain the situation and get
> >>new product keys?
>
> >>Thank you,
>
> >>Bob Feduniak
>
> > Why ask HERE? Ghost is a program that is totally separate from the OS
> > and not even sold by MS!
>
> > Ask elsewhere

Even more specifically, it's because I'm ghosting Windows XP, which is
why I didn't post this in the .....Vista.general forum.

Bob F

"Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy.TakeThisOut@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> "Bob Harris" <rharris270[SPAM]@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>GHOST has several options, but the most common one a disk image. That
>>will
>>backup/restore the entire hard drive, with the exception of a few large
>>files that XP will automatically re-create, namely pagefile.sys and
>>hiberfil.sys. (You could backup those too, but there is no value, and
>>they
>>can take up a few Gig.) A disk image also contains the master boot
>>record,
>>so it can be restored to an unformatted hard drive, and still run XP. (In
>>contrast, a partition image would usually not save the boot record, and
>>thus
>>would not run XP after a restoration to a new hard drive, directly,
>>although
>>it could be used with a few more steps.)
>>
>>As for product keys/activation, usually restoring either a disk or a
>>partition image will not invalidate those things, so long as the
>>underlying
>>hardware (usually meaning the motherboard) has not changed. I have done
>>this several times with XP, Office 2003, etc.
>>
>>However, activation will likely fail, if you restore to a new machine (new
>>motherboard), even if the same brand/model. This is to prevent someone
>>from
>>buying one license fo XP, MS Office, etc, installing on one PC, then
>>cloning
>>to other PCs. Note that pre-XP software is less sensitive about this sort
>>of thing.
>>
>>If the whole machine dies, then first contact the PC maker for possible
>>warrantee replacement of hardware, and any software that came with the PC.
>>Even if post-warrantee, they may offer some deal. After that, try
>>installing the software and see what it does. But, in general you would
>>need to contact each software vendor to get activated. This could be as
>>simple as trading a several sets od numbers with a computerized voice, or
>>it
>>might involve talking to a real person.
>>
>>But, be aware, if you are using OEM-type software (e.g., XP came
>>pre-installed), then that license is non-transferrable to any other
>>hardware, even if the PC is destroyed. In contrast, retail linceses, at
>>least from Microsoft, are infinitely transferrable, although they may
>>eventually ask what you are doing if you call them too often.
>
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