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  • 1.  Overwriting Ghost partition Pros and Cons?

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 03:11 AM
    Hi
    When deploying images to PC's via the ghost console you are given the option to overwrite the Ghost partition. I have always done this but have to admit I do not know the pros and cons of this action.
    Can someone here explain for me.

    Cheers Gary


  • 2.  RE: Overwriting Ghost partition Pros and Cons?

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 06:00 AM
    Gary,
    this option is useful if you have done a bare-metal deploy/restore to the client using the Ghost Boot Partition (GBP). Once Windows is installed on a client, generally it is not necessary to keep the GBP around since a virtual partition can be created as needed.
    Keeping the Ghost Boot Partition might be useful in if the virtual partition doesn't work correctly or if you want to have files in the DOS partition persist between DOS operations, but usually overwriting the GBP is the right choice. If you are not actually using a GBP then this option does nothing.

    Anakin