

There is a workaround for your issue of creating bootable CD/DVD which you can try. I will update this thread with our findings, which is not likely to be till next week. I will investigate your issue by trying to reproduce it here, unfortunately the developer responsible for this feature is on leave at present but should be back early next week. Also I have not found a method to image the 25mb. I have created USB key via #2 above then copy the 1.8Meg ghost.exe but it will not create a bootable DVD, although it images the hard drive. If the system crashes, we talk the local operator or technician through the restore process.Īt issue with this version of GSS/GBK is that it builds a two floppy set. We leave the bootable image on site to restore, if required. Some of these are in remote locations with poor or no connectivity. We want to create bootable DVD of each system. Details of the options used in GBW to create the bootable USB drive: I use the "Ghost Boot Wizard" "Standard Ghost Boot Package" then all defaults through to the Destination Drive, then as previously stated. I have created bootables with all using the three above methods, yet otherwise unsuccessful with GBW. There are some that it will not work with i.e. This is a HP utility to create a bootable USB that will allow you to boot from several boot images. The following site has information on this and a link to the program.ģ) "cp006049.exe" Google the filename. I create a USB bootable from bootable floppys with any of the following programsġ) This app creates a 1.44 disk from a bootable floppy with the same results.Ģ) This utility from hp will format the full USB key and make it bootable. Details of the options used in GBW to create the bootable USB drive. I am curious as to why this procedure failed for you, could you please provide some extra information (as below) so that I can try to reproduce this in the lab. >drives, I have not had any luck creating a bootable flash drive. >Using the boot wizard, in several attempts, with different manufacturers flash boot from USB (or removable devices) first. The computer you will use this on must have support for booting form removable devices, sometimes you will need to change a setting in the BIOS to enable this, or may have to change the boot order i.e. If the default PCDOS formatted USB drive fails to boot try providing MSDOS files to GBW and choose to create an MSDOS USB boot disk instead. There are a couple of things to remember here: Use GBW to format the drive then simply copy the dos tools you need to the formatted drive. Yes, this is a feature of Ghost Boot Wizard (GBW) and should work with most USB flash devices.

> the necessary information that the floppy boot disks > Drive\Thumb Drive so that it's bootable and has all Has anyone successfully created a USB Key\Flash
