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Title: urgent question- is Norton Ghost schedulable?
Post by: ruthiebabe on January 17, 2009, 10:35:04 am

Have just purchased Norton Ghost (boxed) but am uncertain whether it is suitable for my needs. I want to schedule the backup to run automatically at set intervals (eg weekly, say) and I can find information to say that Norton Save and Recover can be instructed to do this but not whether Ghost can. I know that the two programmes are similar in many ways but this is important and I don't want to open the box if not.

Can anyone who uses Ghost tell me yay or nay? Also while you're there any thoughts about how you find either programme. I use vista.

I am considering exchanging it if the other will prove  a better solution for me.

TIA, Ruth

Title: urgent question- is Norton Ghost schedulable?
Post by: feppe on January 17, 2009, 11:10:04 am

Quote from: ruthiebabe

Have just purchased Norton Ghost (boxed) but am uncertain whether it is suitable for my needs. I want to schedule the backup to run automatically at set intervals (eg weekly, say) and I can find information to say that Norton Save and Recover can be instructed to do this but not whether Ghost can. I know that the two programmes are similar in many ways but this is important and I don't want to open the box if not.

Can anyone who uses Ghost tell me yay or nay? Also while you're there any thoughts about how you find either programme. I use vista.

I am considering exchanging it if the other will prove  a better solution for me.

TIA, Ruth

First two google hits for "norton ghost schedule" seem to suggest it can be scheduled.

Title: urgent question- is Norton Ghost schedulable?
Post by: John.Murray on January 18, 2009, 11:16:48 pm

If you're running any version of Vista other than Home, why not use the built-in image based backup?  Hit Start | Backup . . .

Title: urgent question- is Norton Ghost schedulable?
Post by: ruthiebabe on January 19, 2009, 03:47:17 am

Thanks for the replies, I am running Home version, shame.

Title: urgent question- is Norton Ghost schedulable?
Post by: John.Murray on January 19, 2009, 12:35:05 pm

You might consider Acronis.  Currently ghost does not support a bootable image backup for Vista 64 - and frankly, the *only* Symantic software I reccomend running is their un-installer

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/)

Title: urgent question- is Norton Ghost schedulable?
Post by: feppe on January 19, 2009, 02:31:12 pm

Quote from: Joh.Murray

and frankly, the *only* Symantic software I reccomend running is their un-installer

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/)

Except for the part where it doesn't actually un-install (fully). I had to re-install windows when I wanted to get rid of bloatware symantec products.