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- **************** GHOST Software Frequently Asked Questions ******************
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- GHOST Software is distributed by...
- Innovative Software
- 4433 N. Oakland Ave Suite D
- Milwaukee, WI 43211
- Sales... (800) 817-5119 or (414) 964-2200
- Tech Support... (414) 964-4099
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- Frequently Asked Questions.....
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- Q. Do I run GHOST inside the operating system, such as Win95, NT or OS/2 ??
- A. At times GHOST WILL run inside of the O.S., however it is not best to run
- GHOST inside Win95, NT or OS/2. This could cause GHOST to fail with Error
- Messages, or misrepresent the hard drive specifications.
-
- Q. If I shouldn't run GHOST inside the O.S., how should I launch GHOST ??
- A. It is best to execute GHOST at the "true DOS" level, not a DOS window
- inside the O.S.. Hitting F8 at "Starting Windows95..." works well, or you
- can create a bootable diskette, and then launch GHOST.
-
- Q. I know I should launch GHOST outside the O.S., but then I don't have
- Access to the Network, JAZ, ZIP or CD-ROM drive for saving and loading
- Disk images. How do I work around this ??
- A. Create a bootable diskette with nothing on it but the DOS based drivers
- or network stack required for access to these devices.
-
- Q. I'm Running Norton Anti-Virus, NAV Comes up with an error on boot-up, I
- select "Repair". After that the machines does NOT Boot, and the partition
- information is wrong, and the hard drive corrupt... What Happened??
- A. Unfortunatly the selection for this is a bit mis leading. The proper
- Selection is "Innoculate". The "Repair" option tries to restore the
- native partition size and FAT Information. The "Innoculate" option
- deletes the original NAV FAT/Table, and rebuilds it fresh.
- Choose "Innoculate", Not "Repair".
-
- Q. I go to launch GHOST and it reports an error... "Bad GET...". What does
- this mean???
- A. If you have two drives in the system, be certain that only one is slave,
- and one is master. If FDISK Fails to load, the slave/master relationship
- is NOT proper. If you have just one drive in the system, insure that all
- cables are firm and that FDISK can load and see the drive properly.
-
- Q. What is the 30-Day Trial for ??
- A. For testing GHOST. For determining what it does, and how it works. The
- trial is NOT for commercial gain or profit. It is not to be used as a
- migration tool, it is for evaluation only.
-
- Q. How is GHOST priced and licensed ??
- A. GHOST is licensed and priced based on how many end workstations that you
- use GHOST on. For example, if you use GHOST to prepare 200 workstations
- for Windows95, you must purchase a 200 machine license pack.
- License packs come in 25,50,100,200 up to 10000 workstations.
- Unlimited Enterprise licenses also available. Call 1-800-817-5119.
-
- Q. Does or Can GHOST compress and image file ??
- A. Versions 2.x.x, available upon purchase does. The 1.6.x trial does not.
-
- Q. I just downloaded the trial, Launched GHOST, got an error message stating
- "Invalid System Date". What is this error mean ??
- A. GHOST trial versions check system date and all files to verify the trial
- time period. There is most likely a file, or set of files, beyond the
- trial timeout range. For Example, if the trial GHOST times out on March
- 1st, 1997 and GHOST finds a file beyond that date (May 13th, 1997), it will
- timeout. The only way around this error is find the file and "touch" it or
- delete it. The registered version does not check file dates.
-
- Q. Does GHOST Support writing directly to a tape drive ??
- A. GHOST does not support writing directly to tape (streaming devices)
- currently, but will soon, in upcoming versions.
-
- Q. I'm using GHOST to save an image file up to a server. I'm using a boot
- disk as instructed. I am running TCP/IP. GHOST takes a long time to save
- and load an "image" to and from the server. Why ??
- A. GHOST rides the network layer or "stack" created. Not all stacks work the
- same as the next. GHOST only goes as fast as the network layer that you've
- created. The stack may work well normally, saving files normally. GHOST
- will really ride the stack aggressively. Try experimenting with different
- clients.
-
- Q. Does GHOST Support resizable FAT32 partitions ??
- A. Versions 2.x.x do, trial versions 1.x.x don't.
-
- Q. I'm using a Xircom Pocket Ethernet adapter, and GHOST fails.... Why ??
- A. GHOST supports parallel port cloning, as such, you may lose your network
- connection through the parallel port network adapter on PE1 or PE2. PE3
- seems to be a better network adapter for stability. Drivers and BIOS
- levels on these devices may also play a role in stability.
- Try using PCMCIA for faster, more stable connections.
-
- Q. When will GHOST support resizable NTFS partitions ??
- A. GHOST will clone NTFS just fine now, but without the resizability. Soon
- GHOST will be able to re-size NTFS on the fly.
-
- Q. Does GHOST support all protocols ??
- A. GHOST supports ArcNET, Ethernet and Token Ring.
- GHOST supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI. As long as you have the clients
- loaded, and resources mapped, GHOST can save and load to and from these
- resources.
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- Q. Will GHOST save and load UNIX and NetWare drives ??
- A. GHOST Should be able to save and load UNIX and NetWare volumes. However,
- Resizability will not be available, and hardware must be the same.
-
- Q. 3-Com Nic cards, and Windows95. After cloning and restarting, Windows95
- keeps finding a new NIC card. The NIC card is the same as on my model
- machine. Why ??
- A. Plug and Play, at times will "see" and "find" devices twice or more. To
- avoid this, remove the card, and all the protocols from the model BEFORE
- saving the image or cloning. After cloning, re-start, Windows95 will
- "See" and "Find" the card for the first time, then add the clients, etc.
-
- Q. I'm using an earlier version of GHOST, and it fails with COMPAQ system
- Diagnostic partitions. Do you have a fix for this ??
- A. Version 1.6.7 and beyond for trials, fixes this. Version 2.0.7 and beyond
- fixes this for registered users.
-
- Q. I'm using a trial version, and it asks for a license and key number. What
- is it asking for ??
- A. ESC to bypass this for evaluation. Upon ordering we can issue a license
- and key for single access packages. Call 1-800-817-5119 for licensing and
- pricing.
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- Q. Does GHOST allow me to specify the saving and loading partitions ??
- A. Not at this time, but it will soon. You will be able to specify what
- partition to save to an image file, and what partition to load with that
- image file.
-
- Q. I'm registered, I downloaded the latest version, now what ??
- A. Unzip the latest into a temp directory on your Hard Drive, copy "your"
- ENV file from the floppy into that same directory. If it ask you to
- overwrite, say YES. Then type GHOST -#E=XXXXX.ENV, where "XXXXX" is the
- name of the ENV file copied from your floppy. This will "bind" your
- licensing to the new GHOST.
-
- Q. Does GHOST support Macintosh ??
- A. Not at this time.
-
- Q. I accidentally specified the wrong cloning, is there any way to restore the
- original contents.
- A. GHOST completely overwrites the target Hard Drive, be careful of your
- selection of targets.
-
- Q. Does GHOST support spanning multiple JAZ or ZIP drives ??
- A. Not at this time, but will soon.
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- Need more help.... (414) 964-4099 Technical Support
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