How to determine your version of Ghost
Question/Issue:
This document explains how to determine which version of Ghost you have.
Solution:
In most cases, the version of Ghost Console, Ghost Client, Ghost Explorer and Ghost.exe will all be the same. In some cases the version will be the same but the build will be slightly different.
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To find the Ghost version from Ghost Explorer
To find the Ghost version from within Windows
To find the Ghost version from file versions
Table of Ghost versions by file version number
You can find your Ghost version from Ghost Explorer, from the Windows Start menu, or by looking at the dates of specific files.
Note: If you have Norton Ghost 9.0, read the document
How to determine your version of Norton Ghost 9.0
Because Ghost appears differently on each computer, depending on the Ghost version and on whether you installed the Ghost client or the Ghost server, not all methods work for all Ghost versions. Use the following list to determine which method to use for your Ghost installation.
The version of Norton Ghost that is included in Norton SystemWorks Premier or Norton SystemWorks Professional depends on the version of Norton SystemWorks.
- Norton SystemWorks 2005 Premier includes Norton Ghost 9.0 and Norton Ghost 2003
- Norton SystemWorks 2004 Professional includes Norton Ghost 2003
- Norton SystemWorks 2003 Professional includes Norton Ghost 2003
To find the version of Ghost that is on a floppy disk, see the section "To find the Ghost version from file versions" in this document.
If you did not install the Ghost Explorer, see the section "To find the Ghost version from within Windows" in this document.
To find the version of Ghost that is installed on a computer, try the procedures in this order:
- To find the Ghost version from Ghost Explorer.
- To find the Ghost version from within Windows.
- To find the Ghost version from file versions.
To find the version of Ghost that created a particular image file, see the document
How to find out which Ghost version created an image file.
Technical Information:
Terminology for Ghost versions
List of Ghost versions and upgrades
References:
Description of each Ghost version
Norton Ghost 9.0 product page
Symantec Ghost 8.0 features and system requirements
Introduction to Norton Ghost 2003
Introduction to Symantec Ghost 7.5
Introduction to Norton Ghost 2002
Introduction to Symantec Ghost 7.0
Obtaining Ghost
Where to obtain current version of Symantec Ghost
Upgrade insurance: see
Information on the latest Symantec Enterprise product upgrades for active Maintenance customers
Document ID: 2000032312180525
Last Modified: 07/17/2008
Date Created: 03/23/2000
Operating System(s): DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux
Product(s): Symantec Ghost 7.0, Symantec Ghost 7.5, Symantec Ghost 8.0, Symantec Ghost 8.2, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.1, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0
Release(s): Ghost 7.0 [All Releases], Ghost 7.5 [All Releases], Ghost 8.0 [All Releases], Symantec Ghost 8.2 [All Releases], Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0 [All Releases], Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.1 [All Releases], Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0 [All Releases], Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5
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