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Title: automatic restore using ghost
Post by dentek on Jan 29^th, 2006 at 1:43pm

hi guys ,

i want to use ghost 9.0 to automaticly restore my image when i shut down the computer (xp pro)

is it possible to schedual a automatic retore using ghost
and also
is it possible to setup some sort of batch that runs at shutdown to restore the image automatically.

i want to do this because i am tired of having to redo the computer when the kids mess it up on me
thanks for your help

Title: Re: automatic restore using ghost
Post by Pleonasm on Jan 29^th, 2006 at 3:54pm

Dentek, I know of no mechanism to accomplish your objective with Ghost 9.

However, you could achieve a similar outcome by running a 'virtual machine' on your PC for the children. Any changes made to the virtual machine would have no impact upon your physical PC.

For further information on virtual machines, see the following three threads on this forum:

Browser Appliance Virtual Machine
http://radified.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi?board=general;action=display;num=1137438006

Restore Ghost Image to a Virtual Machine
http://radified.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi?board=general;action=display;num=1135017392

Ghost image and STOLEN computer
http://radified.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi?board=general;action=display;num=1136486359

Title: Re: automatic restore using ghost
Post by Ghost4me.John on Jan 29^th, 2006 at 4:54pm

Dentek,

You may want to consider have separate Userid's for your children. Make sure they are Limited accounts and not Administrator accounts. Also be sure they cannot logon to your account or know your password.

A limited account can be as restrictive as you want or need. This is what libraries and public pc's do. Much easier than complete restores.

Ultimately it can be a better learning experience if teenagers have their own computer, because then they learn themselves and from their peers how to fix it and/or be responsible for what they do to it, instead of someone else. Just keep it in a public area of your home.

Please don't flame me here :) :) I'm just offering a "hypothetical goal".

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ua_c_overview.mspx

http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-350.html

Search for User Accounts XP