I'm using Ghost 14 with Windows 7.  It complained some during the install, and I had a few hiccups during the first couple backups, but no error messages now, and my backups verify ok.

Ghost 15 is "supposed" to be released sometime this month, and will be certified for Windows 7.

As far as Symantec no longer selling software, my guess is the thread was talking about Norton AntiVirus or Norton Internet Security.  Those products only work for one year, and you have to renew your subscription to continue.  Not sure if that is a trend with other products.  Even Microsoft has been mentioned as wanting to go to an annual license strategy for Office, so who knows.

There is a cutoff period when you can no longer get (or expect) updates to the software or support.  I'm not sure if Ghost 12 still qualifies for updates and/or tech support or not.  I think you can get free chat-support for Ghost 14, but not Ghost 12; I could be wrong.

Bill Mullin wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 6:15pm:

Bill,

Have a look at Image for Windows. There is a 30 day trial.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm

I think IFW is the fanciest backup program around. It does double what the others can do. Scheduled full and differential backups is kids stuff. What about scheduled unattended restores without a boot disk at 3 am? What about restoring images over a wireless network? These examples are something you probably don't want to do but I'm just pointing out features unavailable in other software.

You can image from Windows or a boot disk (floppy, CD or USB flash drive). IFW comes with Image for DOS, Image for Linux and TBOSDT. All produce interchangeable images.

TBOSDT allows you to restore images to different hardware and to create restores that don't need to use boot disks.

Brian

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Okay---made me look!

*TBOSDT* = TeraByte OS Deployment Tools

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As you probably already know, I don't switch to the newest/greatest software versions just because they're there--I tend to work with an older program until it will not perform what I need it to do! (Same with hardware!!!  My system is vintage 2003'ish!!!  And, of course that's why Ghost 2003 still works so well for me!)

But, when I help friends and family, because Symantec has *abandoned* the retail market with a flexible and updated imaging program that can be DOS based and is compatible with the newer hardware and software available today, I don't have the ability to point them to an available program that is priced at a reasonable level for the average retail user--purchasing a min. of 5 licenses of the Corp version of Ghost is a hard sell, to say the least!

But, TeraByte's imaging software has continued to be developed and has added a lot of new features and capabilities--and the image files being compatible with all its versions (Windows based, DOS based, Linux based), is a giant *plus*!

I've never been happy with Symantec's retail marketing decisions to make their product an either/or choice--either you get Ghost for Windows for the retail masses--and no DOS capabilities--only *hot imaging* from within Windows, or you choose Corp Ghost that has DOS based capabilities.

We may have to create a new imaging tutorial here at Radified that's based on a product that's available *to the masses* for retail purchase/use that has both the *old school* DOS based Ghost abilities--as well as the newer Windows based *hot imaging* features as well--and looks like TeraByte is filling that niche!

Pleonasm

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Yes, my statement specifically references the dreaded *DOS* based OS--but it was really meant to be a more general statement about being able to use an imaging program *in the same fashion* as the DOS based Ghost programs of *the past*!

As you correctly noted--*old school* = *cold imaging* where you do not create the image of your Windows OS as you are running that Windows OS.  What I was really saying is that I personally do not wish to be forced to use *hot* imaging only--the only Symantec option currently available unless you want to go the expensive Corp Ghost route!

As noted, TeraByte has a *linux* based OS for creating *cold* image files--so don't even have to rely on anything MS, DOS or otherwise, in that case!

ShadowProtect Desktop is probably another imaging program to consider--I haven't looked at it's current capabilities and retail pricing recently--current link(s)?

According to Amazon, Ghost 15 will be released November 16.

I haven't seen any other ads mentioning release dates yet.

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/ghost/15/manuals/ngh_15...

Ghost 15 userguide