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hi to all...

i just want to ask the following questions:

1. is it possible to burn the working windows image in dvd together with my norton ghost
so that if ever my windows failed i just put the dvd in my computer and start the
transferring of working image of windows?
so that i dont have install another windows again...

2. what is the best software can i use to implement this method?

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Quick, practical clarification for based on the replies from and : creating a restorable Windows image on DVD is possible, but the image alone on disc is not a replacement for the Windows installer. A working restore requires (a) a proper image made by an imaging tool, (b) a bootable recovery/rescue environment that can read the image, and (c) attention to size, drivers and licensing. The steps below fill in the missing, actionable details.

  1. Create the image with an imaging program (Ghost, Macrium, Acronis, Clonezilla). Choose a full system or system-partition image (not just files) and use moderate compression so the image is smaller.
  2. When targeting DVDs, set the image split/segment size to fit DVD capacity (allow a margin; around 4.3–4.5 GB per segment is safe), then burn the segments to sequentially numbered discs. Label discs clearly.
  3. Build bootable recovery media (Ghost rescue CD/WinPE or vendor rescue media) that can boot the machine and access the DVD drive. Include necessary storage/DVD drivers if the machine uses nonstandard SATA/RAID controllers.
  4. Verify the image: use the tool’s verify function and, if possible, test a restore to a spare drive or a virtual machine before relying on the discs for disaster recovery.

Cautions and troubleshooting: restoring to different hardware can fail because of drivers and HAL differences; run Sysprep or use a tool with hardware-independent restore before imaging. DVD restores are slow and more failure-prone than restores from an external USB drive or network share. If the image will not fit or reliability is a priority, prefer an external HDD or image server.

Final tips: keep at least two copies (DVD + external drive), keep Windows installation/activation details handy, and perform a periodic test restore. Given ’s reported success with Ghost, the method works when the recovery media and DVD segmentation are prepared and tested beforehand.

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don't know if its the best ,but Norton Ghose worked for me ,i have my xp home chosted with norton antivirus , and microsoft office and and much more installed .takes about 18-20 min to reinstall windows

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Ghost is a popular tool that may do what you want as caperjack stated. www.symantec.com type in GHOST into the search.

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