Brian wrote on Mar 5^th, 2006 at 5:50pm:

"... i386\Shell\Ghost contains restoreghost.exe and ghostexp.exe... I opened ghost.inf and deleted these lines: files\ghostsrv.exe=a,,3 files\ghostcdr.dll=a,,3  ..."

Since I have already purchased two retail boxed copies of Norton Ghost 10.0, I legitimately have restoreghost.exe and ghostexp.exe on hand.

My question is twofold: (1) can ghostsrv.exe and ghostcdr.dll be incorporated into a BartPE-XPE (reatogo edition) CD in a practical fashion; and (2) if so, then how do I lawfully go about obtaining obtaining ghostsrv.exe and ghostcdr.dll at an absolute minimal price.

EP :'(

El_Pescador, good question – and I hope that a satisfactory answer comes to light.

It seems to me that your best recourse in this circumstance may be to contact Symantec directly.

Pleonasm wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 10:34am:

"... It seems to me that your best recourse in this circumstance may be to contact Symantec directly..."

Posed my question in the original post by eMail to Symantec Online Customer service - their response below:
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EP :'(

EP,

I've seen BartPE CDs that contain these files. The files enable GhostCast server and the ability to burn images to CD/DVD. I don't need these features. Would you use them?

El_Pescador, what do the folks at the Symantec Store say?

Brian wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 2:56pm:

"... The files enable GhostCast server and the ability to burn images to CD/DVD. I don't need these features. Would you use them?..."

As to the GhostCast server, almost certainly not.  The ability to burn CD/DVDs - probably not - for I would be prone to backup images to either a SLAVE or an external HDD beforehand and then transfer said images to optical media at my leisure.  Nonetheless, in this case my inquiry is to lay all the options out for the good of our community and not for my own accommodation.

Pleonasm wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 3:24pm:

"... what do the folks at the Symantec Store say?..."

Symantec Online Customer Service handed me off to the Symantec Store.  I will post an image of their response once it is received.

EP :'(

El_Pescador wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 4:28pm:

Nonetheless, in this case my inquiry is to lay all the options out for the good of our community and not for my own accommodation.

OK. I think we need to hear from someone who uses Ghost 8.x professionally from BartPE. Does it have networking, SATA or USB advantages over the DOS version? Does the GhostCast server work? Do professionals avoid BartPE?

Anyone care to help us understand this application?

Pleonasm wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 10:34am:

"... It seems to me that your best recourse in this circumstance may be to contact Symantec directly..."

The question posed initially to Symantec Online Customer service - and subsequently to the Symantec Store - is displayed below:

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Displayed immediately below is the response from Symantec Online Customer service; below that is the response from the Symantec Store:

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/El_Pescador/CarolineG.jpg

While I certainly intend to follow up with the recommendation to seek technical assistance as outlined above, this morining I was both amused and gratified to receive the eMail message portrayed below:

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EP :'(

Pleonasm wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 10:34am:

"... It seems to me that your best recourse in this circumstance may be to contact Symantec directly..."

Received this automated response 14:58 CDT, May 20^th (still awaiting actual contact from Symantec Authorized Technical Support):

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EP :'(

El_Pescador


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how do I lawfully go about obtaining obtaining ghostsrv.exe and ghostcdr.dll at an absolute minimal price

Well, let's see--a Corporate Ghost license runs about $40 each with a minimum of 10 licences (Purchase License) --maybe we could get together and send Rad $40 each--and if we can find 10 folks to go along--Rad could purchase the 10 licenses and then distribute the copies to the 10 investors.

Hmmm....I wonder if Symantec would let us do that?!  :D

NightOwl wrote on May 22^nd, 2006 at 9:07pm:

"... Well, let's see--a Corporate Ghost license runs about $40 each with a minimum of 10 licenses (Purchase License) --maybe we could get together and send Rad $40 each--and if we can find 10 folks to go along--Rad could purchase the 10 licenses and then distribute the copies to the 10 investors..."

I suspect there is a bit of "tongue-in-cheek" in the proposal above.  Nonetheless, I find it very appealing indeed from my perspective.  But yet, on the other hand, I fear it smacks of pursuing the so-called esoteric as long as "rank-and-file" users continue to be confronted with the bulk-purchase condition.  I have been informed - but without verification - that ghostsrv.exe and ghostcdr.dll can be downloaded for a fee at several sites on the Internet.

EP :'(

NightOwl wrote on May 22^nd, 2006 at 9:07pm:

"... Well, let's see--a Corporate Ghost license runs about $40 each with a minimum of 10 licenses (Purchase License) --maybe we could get together and send Rad $40 each--and if we can find 10 folks to go along--Rad could purchase the 10 licenses and then distribute the copies to the 10 investors..."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/El_Pescador/MediaPk.jpg
Vas ist 'License Software' und 'License Certificate' ::)

EP :'(

Pleonasm wrote on May 18^th, 2006 at 10:34am:

"... It seems to me that your best recourse in this circumstance may be to contact Symantec directly..."

El_Pescador wrote on May 22^nd, 2006 at 7:34pm:

"... Received this automated response 14:58 CDT, May 20th (still awaiting actual contact from Symantec Authorized Technical Support): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/El_Pescador/Twoto3.jpg

Here it is almost three weeks later, and I am still awaiting actual contact from Symantec Authorized Technical Support.  After assuming ample time had elapsed for said contact to occur, I went ahead and responded to the Symantec Customer Support Feedback survey - the results of which are shown below:
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EP :'(

El_Pescador, if it were not so sad, this series of communications would be humorous.  Here is a case where you have “cash-in-hand” and want to make a purchase (or, at least, get more information about making a purchase), and there is no meaningful reply.

Maybe you should send Symantec an email with the subject line “Why Won’t You Take My Money?” – and see if it grabs the attention of anyone.  ;)

El_Pescador, any response from Symantec on this issue?

Pleonasm wrote on Jul 5^th, 2006 at 4:14pm:

"... any response from Symantec on this issue?..."

I have heard nary a peep, and more is the pity.

Regrettably, I have been otherwise preoccupied recently as my bride of 42+ years is scheduled to have a surgically-implanted total knee replacement tomorrow, and thus she will be unable to reside in our cozy FEMA-spec travel trailer following her discharge from the hospital.  So, I have been sorely engaged of late with a rush project to make our hurricane-stricken home "semi-livable" ASAP.

In 1999, my wife retired from Lockheed Martin at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where the External Tank for the Space Shuttle is constructed.  Following the launch of Discovery yesterday, I was astounded by the subsequent Associated Press announcement that 47 percent of the 2,000 NASA/MAF personnel - who were my wife's former co-workers - suffered either severe damage to or total destruction of their homes in Hurricane Katrina.  Remarkably, many of the workers who immediately "turned-to" in the wake of the storm are still living in FEMA-spec travel trailers on the grounds of the facility.

EP :'(