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	Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ?? Apr 11^th, 2007 at 8:00pm Using the Bootable DVD - on steroids, I was able to load and execute ghost2003. But when i go to load an image, I'm getting @CD-R1 "This disc was not created with Norton Ghost". I burned the image off the USB drive using NERO. Please advised. Thanks.
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Re: Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ??
Reply #1 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 12:57am

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If you do not use Ghost to burn directly to optical media, Ghost will error out with the message that an image file is not a Ghost file if you later burn it to optical medial and attempt to access it using Ghost's built-in optical access that is indicated by *@CD-R1...*

The *Bootable DVD -- on steroids* should be loading DOS optical drive drivers so your optical drive is assigned a DOS drive letter--if you access the image via the drive letter assigned to the optical drive--that should solve the problem--do you have a DOS drive letter for your drive?

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	Re: Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ?? Reply #2 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 2:36pm I do not have a DOS drive letter assigned for my drive. I have a single DVD/CD burner. Thx.
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	Re: Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ?? Reply #3 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 3:05pm vl22 Are you loading oakcdrom.sys and mscdex.exe from your boot files? Does your optical drive require a more specialized DOS driver than oakcdrom.sys? Is it a SATA optical drive--or IDE interface?
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	Re: Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ?? Reply #4 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 4:26pm I've followed the Bootable DVD project, so yes. I'm not sure if it needs a specialized DOS driver, it's a Double-Layer 16X Multi-Writer DVD drive. It's an IDE interface. Thx.
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Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 5:19pm

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When booting, just after the POST and the boot CD is just beginning to load DOS--I think it says *loading Win98*--press F8 key--if you have pressed the F8 key in time, you should get the option to use *step-by-step* booting--what happens when *oakcdrom.sys* is loaded--i.e. the results listed on the monitor--should show that your optical drive is seen and mounted?

And, what happens when *mscdex.exe* is loaded--should show drive letter X:\ assigned to your optical drive--what message do you get after loading the program?

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	Re: Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ?? Reply #6 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 6:53pm 1 - Device name :NightOwl No drive found: aborting installation 2 - Device drive not found 'NightOwl' No valid cdrom device drivers selected
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Reply #7 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 8:40pm

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No drive found: aborting installation

Well, that suggests that your optical drive is not compatible with the *standard* DOS optical drive driver--the *oakcdrom.sys* driver.

What is the make/model of optical drive?

Did it come with a DOS driver on a floppy disk or CD driver disc?

Is there a DOS driver available from the manufacturer's website--you need a substitute for the *oakcdrom.sys* driver--the *mscdex.exe* driver probably will work fine if the other replacement driver is available?

Does your system have a floppy disk drive?

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	Re: Bootable CD/DVD - on Steroids ?? Reply #8 - Apr 13^th, 2007 at 1:27pm It's a HLDS Double-Layer 16X Multi-Writer DVD Drive. Not sure what manufacture makes it. I don't have a floppy drive on the system and no supporting CD driver disc.
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Reply #9 - Apr 13^th, 2007 at 11:55pm

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Do you have the Ghost 2003 installation disc? If *Yes*, it is bootable and you should get a menu during boot-up that lets you select *Optical Drive Support* or something to that effect--does your optical drive get a DOS drive letter assigned during that boot process (you can again use the F8 function key to do a *step-by-step* boot)--any luck?

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