Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 08:22:52 -0000
From: "Jon Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
Nah Neil, easier way than that.
Create a boot disk complete with autoexec.bat & config.sys to include your
cd driver and MSCDEX.. Copy boot disk to C: making sure all drivers are on
the C drive and config.sys & autoexec.bat point at the drivers on the C:
drive.
works for me.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:25 AM
Subject: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
> Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 07:20:44
> From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
>
> Off topic but:
>
> My venerable 266 pentium which has spent the last two years overclocked
> finally gave up the ghost today, causing me to invest in a new motherboard
> and processor.
>
> Windows95 of course is unable to see the cd drive, although it's there in
> the bios. The drivers to allow it to see it are - yes - on the CD. Bugger.
>
> The cure? wake it up in linux, copy the CD to a hard drive, install from
> there. Good to see the boys at MS really thought that one through!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil
>
>
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
> >Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 06:45:58 -0800
> >
> >Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 09:40:39 EST
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
> >
> >My suggestion...
> >
> >Use partition magic to create an additional drive on the same drive you
> >want to ghost (IE split c int c and d)
> >
> >Then boot into dos via floppy, run ghost.exe from a floppy, and ghost
from
> >your c drive to your d drive.
> >
> >THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE EASIEST and FASTEST.
> >
> >Then, you can just leave your image on the D drive to be used later, or
> >copy it off to a CD, or a network drive.
> >
> >
>
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