Ghost 15.0 and recovering files from a laptop that doesn't have "recovery point" or backup

I've just purchased Ghost 15.0 for my daughter's laptop, on which the SATA drive seems to be having issues.  She does not have a backup nor a restore point.  I downloaded the iso file and would like to make a recovery CD to try and find the laptop files (all her pictures are not found).  Is this the right software for this?  Several years ago I used to use Norton Utilities (in DOS!) to recover lost files, but it looked like Ghost was the right one to buy.  Help! 

Thanks!