topdog5 wrote:
I used Norton GHOST with a previous XP computer and it completley destroyed my OS that was pre - installed on my partition (Factory setting) on the hard drive...so thats why i am nervous this time to not repeat the same mistake.
Norton dont explain these potential disaster areas in their instructions which should be made clear to newby users of their software.
So, are you implying there's a problem restoring such environments with extra hidden and/or EOM partitions? If so, then this implies every user of Ghost who has such an environment, of which there must be many when DELL users are included, must now perform a repartitioning of their systems. As I said before, this is a Ghost problem, not a Windows or EOM problem. If the software doesn't perform what is promised out of the box, ie, restore a system back to it's original format, then it has a major bug. Having said all this, I have no issue in computer savvy people changing the format of their systems. They can do what they like as long as they know what they are doing. I was tempted to do it too but decided against it as I have better things to do with my time.. However, for the rest of us who happen to be the vast majority, this is not possible, nor should it be necessary. I suggest Norton provide proper written instructions in their documentation supplied to their users of Ghost to explain the issue, and the correct procedure in backing up and restoring a complete system where there are hidden and/or proprietary partitions on the main hard drive. If they like they can also include the necessary steps to juggle the partitions as discussed on this thread. Otherwise, we have the situation where there are vast numbers of users who are vulnerable and exposed to a major disaster if and when they try to restore their main backups, and Norton is the direct cause of this. I would welcome clarification from Norton on this matter to assist users of all types and levels of experience.
