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iam running a pentium 4.1400.m.d.g iam thinking about getting norton ghost 2003 enterprise edition will the enterprise edition work on a home os.i know that the norton 2003 edition will.i dont know if the enterprise edition is a server based backup program or not eny help will be appreciated. :rolleyes:

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Short answer for (and to follow ’s point): the enterprise/corporate Ghost line is able to image Windows client OSes (including Windows XP), but it is built for networked, mass deployment and not targeted at a single-home PC. Norton Ghost 2003 (retail) is the consumer product that most home users buy; the Ghost 2003 user guide explains the virtual-partition/boot options and Windows/NTFS support that make the retail product suitable for a single machine. (manualmachine.com)

What “Enterprise/Corporate” adds: a GhostCast/GhostCast Server, a Boot Wizard to build NIC-aware boot media, multicast sessions and a management/console model so one server can take or push images to many clients at once. Those features are exactly what make the EE/Corporate editions useful for imaging dozens or hundreds of PCs on a LAN—but they are extra complexity and cost if the goal is one P4 box on a home network. (techrepublic.com)

If the aim is a single workstation image and easy restores, the practical options are:

  • stick with retail Norton Ghost 2003 for a simple GUI and built-in boot/virtual partition support. (manualmachine.com)
  • consider Acronis True Image (commercial, good for single-PC imaging, cloning and incremental backups). (acronis.com)
  • consider Clonezilla (free, live-bootable; Clonezilla SE provides multicast/server features if mass deployment becomes necessary). (clonezilla.org)

Quick, practical workflow notes (what the posts don’t say): create bootable recovery media before imaging; save the image to an external disk or network share and verify image integrity; test restoring the image to a spare drive if possible; include the correct NIC drivers in any network-boot media when using multicast/enterprise tools. Licensing and cost differ between retail and corporate SKUs, so confirm allowed usage and pricing before buying. (manualmachine.com)

In short: EE/Corporate will work on a home OS, but it is usually overkill for a single desktop. For a one-off home image, retail Ghost or a consumer tool (or Clonezilla for a free option) is simpler and cheaper. (manualmachine.com)

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I am running a pentium 4.1400.m.d.g I am thinking about getting norton ghost 2003 enterprise edition will the enterprise edition work on a home os.i know that the norton 2003 edition will.i dont know if the enterprise edition is a server based backup program or not any help will be appreciated.

Why Ghost? Why EE? Is there some particular function or tool that you get that way that you don't get otherwise? There are many really decent backup/imaging programs, some are even free. Please fill us in.

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the only reason i was thinking about norton is a friend has it and says its pretty good but the more i read about it.i think i will pass.what are some good image software programs.

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