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GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
May 17^th, 2006 at 7:05pm

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.

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	Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ??? Reply #1 - May 18^th, 2006 at 10:34am 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.
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	Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ??? Reply #2 - May 18^th, 2006 at 1:26pm 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: EP
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	Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ??? Reply #3 - May 18^th, 2006 at 2:56pm 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?
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	Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ??? Reply #4 - May 18^th, 2006 at 3:24pm El_Pescador, what do the folks at the Symantec Store say?
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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #5 - May 18^th, 2006 at 4:28pm

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.

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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #6 - May 18^th, 2006 at 4:44pm

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?

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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #7 - May 20^th, 2006 at 1:52pm

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:

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

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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	Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ??? Reply #8 - May 22^nd, 2006 at 7:34pm 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): EP
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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #9 - May 22^nd, 2006 at 9:07pm

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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?! Cheesy

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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #10 - May 23^rd, 2006 at 2:08pm

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.

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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #11 - May 23^rd, 2006 at 8:55pm

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..."

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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #12 - Jun 10^th, 2006 at 5:49pm

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 20^th (still awaiting actual contact from Symantec Authorized Technical Support):

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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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Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ???
Reply #13 - Jun 12^th, 2006 at 12:12pm

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. Wink

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	Re: GHOST 8.2: Staying 'legit' with BartPE-XPE ??? Reply #14 - Jul 5^th, 2006 at 4:14pm El_Pescador, any response from Symantec on this issue?
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