Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

All Nortons helpful help site says is
If you downloaded a zipped .iso then you will probably need to unzip it to a folder and then burn the resulting file, is there anything in the unzipped file that you now have on your hard drive?
Download a trial of nero to burn the iso file or use another burning software to create the cd but windows XP won't do it on the built in Roxio software ;)

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

aint used roxio for a long time , i assume it has a 'burn image' option , the same as nero does , if not then try here for a demo :)


edit :- good grief , i wish i was as fast a typer as Paul is :D :D :D

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

Yep, did all that....unzipped the d/l........ran the 'cd creator' file to burn the CD using 'Roxio'.....and then found that all I have on the CD is an identical copy of the unzipped info. (that already resides on my HD) :disturbd: & :confused:
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I'll give nero a try with the unzipped file and see if it results in something useful being burned onto the CD......tnx guys....I'll let you know how it goes :disturbd:

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

Having re-read the unhelpful nortons info it doesn't say you unzip the file so is it actually compressed or a full .iso for that software already :confused: have you tried Nero to see if it will burn the file before and/ or after unzipping??

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

It's worth a try .........but why would they d/l a zipped file and then not mean for me to unzip it? :banghead:
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Now burning (something not specified) directly from zipped folder using Roxio :disturbd:

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

Unspecified is better than nothing ;) Hope it doesn't create a zipped CD lol :p: Hopefully it will work for you this time, normally I check .iso files with daemon tools so that I know if they are going to burn properly.

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

I've actually heard of daemon tools! Don't know how :scratch:
btw....I now have a Cd with a copy of Norton Ghost waiting to install......tnx for all your help! :nworthy: I will doubtless be back tomorrow with questions about the setup :D
This site is the bees knees for getting help..........of just about any kind! :tu: :)

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

Daemon tools comes in handy for making sure you aren't about to waste a CDR on a damaged file ;)
Glad you finally got a properly functioning CD out of it, Symantec work in very mysterious ways sometimes :p:

Re: Completely backing up hard drive?
 

Apparently so......I'll remember that if I ever consider buying their A/V and firewall :erm: