Installation using Norton Ghost Image?

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Installation using Norton Ghost Image?

Could I possibly use a Norton Ghost Image of Windows XP to install BootCamp, and then upgrade from XP to Vista?

I purchased a manufactured desktop PC several years ago and they provided a Norton Ghost Image. The power supply short circuited about a year ago, and I used a Vista notebook in the interim. I currently have an iMac, but gaming options are not at all optimal with the Mac, so I decided BootCamp was the way to go instead of upgrading the broken PC or building a new one from scratch. Before the desktop shorted out, I had upgraded from XP to Vista, then reverted back to XP using the Norton Ghost image because of some compatibility issues (it was a rather weird PC... ran on two single core Xeon processors).

So that's my story... does anyone have an answer?

Windows XP Pro

Posted on Jul 29, 2008 6:42 PM

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Answer 1

Axel Foley

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Jul 29, 2008 7:46 PM in response to G.9

I am not sure if you can actually load that image on a boot camp partition however assume for a second that you will be able to load the disk on the partition. The image was made for a PC that you had bought and therefore an OEM version of Windows XP was installed. You will have validation issues. The image will also have drivers to run the pc that you had and will most certainly cause immediate issues with the Apple components.

I know your goal is to immediately upgrade to VISTA however I seriously doubt that you can get your XP installed. Why don't you simply install VISTA instead? You already have the VISTA disk so I asked.

Axel F.

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G.9 Author

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Jul 29, 2008 7:53 PM in response to Axel Foley

True... it has been optimized for other hardware but I thought maybe I could uninstall those factory-set drivers and replace them with the Mac's.

It's the upgrade, not the full installation.

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