Ultimate Boot CD

hiya,
i got a new vostro 1200, with a
fresh install xp, (onto a 15 gb partition), backed up to dvd and also on another 20 gb partition.. using the partition saver utility (occupied sectors).

question is now how do i get it back to the c: drive (or 0 drive).
main problem being it is smaller than th back up partition size - which seems to not be to the liking of various partition managers on the disk.

my problem is exacerbated by me being extreme linux noob and a vague DOS noob.


but mostly, when running the ubcd 4.1.1 download, i can't get the NTFS option to install/work. it gives (or at least what i can see)

UNPACK: Error whil unpacking "A:\level1\VC.CAB"
and
ERROR: Out of memory while processing cabinet file IDLE.CAB

also out of memory with AUTORUN3.CAB
- i found another post which suggested using a different memory option at the beginning, but I do not get that option.


thankx

capn wibbles

well i got it to work using UBCD as a DOS boot disk, and then running ghost from the custom folder
not very glamorous but all good !!!

thanks for UBCD.

good work. you could have also tried using Ranish Partition Manager (included in the UBCD distribution) - simply type "partman" at the command prompt or access it from "menu".

useless now i know, but may prove helpful for those without a licensed copy of ghost.

i did try ranish..

cant' remember exactly what i did but i do remember it asked me if it was okay about putting bigger onto the smaller..

windows would not boot after however


oh and partman doesnt exist on my version, i went through the open menu to go to ranish

sorry to hear that, chief. did you try upgrading the freedos disk image?
viewtopic.php?t=1422

try typing "part" or "partman" at the command line prompt to launch (can't remember whether there's an issue when launching from the menu (i'll look into it for rev1.2).