Configure partitions as you may see fit. For example I wud create 3 partitions. 1 for WinXP, 2 for the Image file, 3 for FreeDos. Install the Operating Systems----WinXP and FreeDOS. Boot into your WinXP, place a DOS version of Symantec Ghost right at the root the drive where you installed FreeDOS, so that you can call it from the command prompt under FreeDOS. Create a batch file and you can call it RESTORE.BAT and also place it at the root of FreeDOS drive.

mine looks like this:


may be you could use EOF instead of EXIT. Place the Image on the 2nd partion. Make sure your batch file points to the right locations; both for the source and destination. And use the correct Ghost switches.

Use a boot manager to select the OS to boot, otherwise let XP do its thing with NT loader. Boot into FreeDOS, at the command prompt type RESTORE. walaah..!!