Looking for a good ghost program

[Wizend]

This is what I would like to do:

1. Install a fresh copy of Win XP after an fdisk and re-format, then install current drivers, update windows, and do small settings changes (ie. background image, desktop colors, screen resolution, etc.). note... I have this step figured out, sorry no need for help there.

2. In DOS run a program to compress that windows install and burn to CD in DOS, then be able to just copy the image from the CD to my HDD instead of re-installing windows every time I re-format.

I work for Intel at the Gateway RMA department and I borrowed a small program we use to re-image our test HDD called GhostPE. This I tried once but it errored after the CD burn and I ruined the CD-R.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a free or relatively cheap program to do the same, and where to get it.

Thanks

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Wizend
This is what I would like to do:
1. Install a fresh copy of Win XP after an fdisk and re-format, then install current drivers, update windows, and do small settings changes (ie. background image, desktop colors, screen resolution, etc.). note... I have this step figured out, sorry no need for help there.
2. In DOS run a program to compress that windows install and burn to CD in DOS, then be able to just copy the image from the CD to my HDD instead of re-installing windows every time I re-format.
I work for Intel at the Gateway RMA department and I borrowed a small program we use to re-image our test HDD called GhostPE. This I tried once but it errored after the CD burn and I ruined the CD-R.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a free or relatively cheap program to do the same, and where to get it.
Thanks

Ghost (IMHO) is still your best bet. Was the version you tried the latest? It's important to have good cdr drivers, the newest version includes more (as I recall).
Bill