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Create a Drive Mapping Ghost Boot Disk

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1. Introduction

This step-by-step guide provides instructions on how to create a Ghost image of servers and workstations. The guide describes how to install Norton Ghost 2003 and how to create a boot floppy and boot Compact Disk (CD) for ghosting machines.

2. Installation Pre-requisites

Before installing Norton Ghost 2003, the following things must be accomplished:

  1. At least two workstations or servers set-up with a Windows Operating System (OS) and configured as needed. One to be the image repository and one to be imaged.
  2. A properly configured network is needed for transferring the image to the image repository computer‘s shared folder.
  3. A floppy drive is needed to create the boot floppy disk.
  4. A CD-RW drive is needed to create a boot CD.

3. Software Required

Prior to beginning the ghosting process, it is recommended to obtain the software needed for the job. The following software is needed:

  1. Norton Ghost 2003
  2. Downloaded Network Interface Card (NIC) drivers
  3. 3.5 Master
  4. Virtual Floppy Drive (optional)
  5. Roxio Easy CD Creator

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