Ghost Solution Suite

I created a ghost boot dvd with a Windows 7x64 image to load to the hard drive.on a Dell Optiplex 990  Ghost loads, immediately I get the error message that the file cannot be found. I have the 990.GHO image in a folder named 990. Unless I've omitted something else, I believe I have the incomplete syntax when it comes to the src switch to CD\ to the DVD... what do I use here?

I am using the following:

CD\GHOST

START GHOST64.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=\990\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE
 

Try:

START GHOST64.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=990\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE

This assumes that the 990 folder is a subdirectory under the ghost folder.

I tried the following on DVD and USB still got the same error message:

Cannot open image file (Win32 error 0x00000003)

START GHOST64.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=990\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE

START GHOST32.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=990\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE

START GHOST32.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=\GHOST\990\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE

START GHOST32.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=X:\GHOST\990\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE

Moved 990.GHO to X: and used:

START GHOST32.EXE -CLONE,MODE=LOAD,SRC=X:\990.GHO,DST=1 -RB -SURE

What is the operating system on your Ghost boot DVD ?

Ghost32.exe will only run under 32 bit WinPE

Ghost64.exe will only run under 64 bit WinPE

Ghost.exe is used under DOS.

Try taking out the START command and just call Ghost.exe directly.

Tell me about 990.GHO - how big is the file?  If it is bigger than 2Gb then you may have an issue depending on what mode you are using to write the DVD.

"Try taking out the START command and just call Ghost.exe directly."

I believe you meant ghost32.exe, tried it and the error message is:

Cannot open image file (Win32 error 0x00000002), previous error was similar: (Win32 error

0x00000003)

I am using the default winpe in GSS 2.51 (v11.5.1.2266) which I believe is 32 bit Winpe 2.0.

Can I or do I need to upgrade this to WinPE 3, 4 or 5? I have GSS 2.51 installed on Windows

2008 R2, Dell Optiplex 755, 990 and ASUS X550L all with 8GB ram and i7 cpu's.

Since my image was 64 bit I believed I needed to use ghost64.exe but I've learned through the

forum that ghost32.exe will restore 64 bit images as it doesn't matter which 32/64 bit version

the image os is.

PCDOS and MSDOS no longer work with the newer hardware and Windows 2008/2012 Servers. There are

just too many unresolvable memory/connection issues to consider using ghost.exe with any DOS

version as in the past.

I will be using this for a small university department of 45 total lab/teaching pcs in multiple

locations. My use is to create a BOOTDVD w/ WinPE of the "golden" images. I always have 2, 1

for single/off network installs and 1 for archive/server backup. I also want to use

GHOSTBOOTCD's with WinPE for drive mapping to a server to image lab pc's over the network as I

previously did with PCDOS.

990.GHO (Dell Optiplex 990) is the first of a 100 segment image, each segment being 688-691mb

(in the past we used to have images on cd's hence the 688-691mb default size)

I am using GSS 2.51 (v11.5.1.2266), WinPE (default) and Standard Ghost Boot Disk selections.

I've created it on CD/DVD media and USB disk.

I've tried to use the GSS 3.0 beta so I could learn the bootwiz product before my

recommendation to invest in GSS 3.0, but it's proven difficult and almost impossible to install

the winpe files (2008/2012 Server) so far and there is confusion as to setting up SQL server

and pxe server or even if these are needed for bootwiz. I prefer to be ahead of the curve so

when my colleagues complain about problems I can give them possible solutions.  I have been

following with the webcasts and download them as well as youtube and also search the forums to

learn more about it. I have been a user and fan of Ghost.exe with MSDOS and PCDOS since binary

research developed it and hope it will be useful to us here once again with WinPE

configurations. One suggestion I have: a step by step video/tutorial and or user guide chapter

of the bootwiz install/configuration for us non active directory users.

If you exit to the WinPE command line - can you view the C: drive on your target system?  This will confirm that your WinPE has the correct drivers for the machine's hard disk chipset. You need VISTA 32 bit drivers for the version of WinPE in GSS 2.5.  If you start Ghost.exe or Ghost32.exe and perform the cloning operation manually via the Ghost user interface - does it work?

If you cannot get Vista drivers for your machine, have a look at this article:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/creating-and-using-winpe31-image-gss-251

It's written by a forum member and provides a way to use WinPE 3.1 which supports Win 7 drivers.

One other thing to bear in mind - many systems come with UEFI bioses enabled and GSS 2.51 does not support UEFI. GSS3 does.  Turn off UEFI if using GSS 2.51.