Ghost images of dual boot system??

I have a Win 98SE PC which my kids use for games.
It has a 40 GB hdd partitioned into a C & D drive.
I've always kept a good Ghost image which I reload from time to time.

I'd now like to create a dual boot setup, both bootable partitions on
the C drive - original Win98SE with all the kids game saves untouched
and a new bootable Win XP partition for more serious stuff. I'll use
Partion Magic.


My question is - can I take a ghost image of each partition so if
either partition gets a virus or some problem I can restore just one
bootable partition?


blackbat /\x/\

 

Yes, you can. However my experience with XP is that the restoration via the
Ghost image ALSO requires a repair/install in order to be made bootable.

Mark Mandell

 

Why bother?
I always make an exact copy of my (internal) drive to a plug-in HD
(use one of those removable HD kits) of the same size.
And i have a dual boot system like you aer contemplating.
I started with three partitions: one primary DOS, one extended DOS,
and one Win98SE.
Used PartitionMagic to make/create the fourth partition for NTSF, then
installed Win2K there, and then had a dual bot system (selectable
Win98Se or Win2K).
WinXp should do the same nice thing for you.
By making an exact copy of the *whole* drive (to another), thenwhen
the HD goes bad, it takes me under 2 minutes to toss the bad one and put
in the backup as the new master (internal) drive.
Then i buy a replacement and continue the copy process.
In the past 10 years, this has saved the day 3 times so far, from
dying drives.
And only once from virii.

 

With Win2K and WinSE, after booting on the copy, i must *FIRST* boot
to WinSE and answer "Y" to the BIOS virus detector (ie: ignore virus).
After that, all is OK.
If i use DriveCopy, i never have that problem; instead, i hace to
un-hide two of my four partitions.
Seems that Norton must put bugs into all of their (windoz) software -
maybe to keep up with the Gateses?

 

Where is this prompt??

blackbat /\x/\

 

Thanks for the reply. I love Ghost images - can't understand why more
people don't use 'em.

Don't really wanna copy the whole drive as the kids have soooo many
games on it - it's just a mess. I have a good 98SE image before any
games are loaded. I want to stay with 98SE as some games are a bit old
and wouldn't work on XP.

Mainly need a ghost image of the new XP partition once I've set up all
the broadband / MS Office etc etc etc.

blackbat /\x/\