Situation:
This document discusses how to start Norton Ghost 2003 in Windows so that you can create an image or clone a drive or partition between two computers.

Solution:
When you use Ghost to clone between two computers, Ghost requires that you run Ghost at both computers in a DOS environment. Norton Ghost 2003 provides a variety of methods for starting the computer into a DOS environment, one of which is to start Ghost from within Windows.

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Note: Ghost uses the Ghost DOS executable file to perform cloning operations. In Norton Ghost 2003, the Ghost DOS executable file is Ghost.exe. In Norton Ghost 2002 and earlier consumer Ghost versions, the Ghost DOS executable file is Ghostpe.exe. For more information, see the document How to determine your version of Ghost.

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This document provides instructions for starting Norton Ghost 2003 from Windows to clone through a parallel port. To start Ghost from a bootable floppy disk, read the document Using Ghost over an LPT connection. Note that you can use any of the available methods for starting Ghost. Ghost does not require that you use the same method for both computers.

To start Ghost from within Windows:

1. Open Norton Ghost 2003.
2. Click Ghost Advanced, and then click Peer-to-Peer.
3. Choose one of the following options and click Next:
   • USB peer-to-peer
   • TCP peer-to-peer
   • LPT peer-to-peer
4. If you want to set advanced settings, then click Advanced Settings. When you are done, click Next.
5. If you want to choose which drivers to use for the connection type or how to configure your computer for the connection type:
   1. Click the appropriate button:
      • USB peer-to-peer settings...
      • TCP/IP driver settings...
      • LPT peer-to-peer settings...
   2. Check the options that you want.
   3. Click OK.
   4. Click Next.
6. In the Important Information dialog box, if you do not want to view this warning again, click Don't show this screen again, and then click Next.
7. In the Disaster Recovery window, select one of the following:
   • Launch Tutorials: Opens the tutorial index. From the tutorials, you can select a tutorial that demonstrates how to create a recovery boot disk.
   • Continue: Returns to the Create Task dialog box.
8. Select one of the following:
   • Run Now: Restarts your computer into DOS and starts Ghost.exe.
   • Disaster Recovery: Returns you to the Launch Tutorials dialog that will aid you in creating a Disaster Recovery disk.

Ghost now restarts your computer into a DOS environment (the Ghost Virtual Partition) and starts Ghost.exe. To continue with the process of cloning, see the following appropriate document:

• For an LPT or USB connection, start with Step 6, and then continue with Step 8 in the document Using Ghost over an LPT connection.

• For a TCP/IP peer-to-peer connection, start with Step 3, and then continue with Step 5 in the document How to clone or save an image file over a TCP/IP peer to peer connection.

Related information
Ghost can also clone over a mapped network drive, USB connection, or TCP/IP peer-to-peer connection. For more information, see the document Using Ghost to save or write an image to a different computer.