4- Download the free Symantec Recovery Disk ISO image (192 MB) from. I mean bootable external hard drive for NORTON GHOST 15 and at. The Norton Bootable Recovery Tool comes as an ISO image that you can use to create bootable rescue media on DVD or USB drive. Using this media, you can start the computer, scan and remove the threats that caused the problem. For instructions on using the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool, see the tutorial.
The need to create Norton Ghost bootable USB
Norton Ghost is one of the best tools that can help us create disk image, backup selected partitions or anyimportant file. And you can boot into the Norton Ghost recovery environment to restore imagebackup or troubleshoot other problems.
To enter the Norton Ghost recovery environment, a recovery disk is needed and you can makeone by clicking Tools > Create Custom Recovery Disk CDto make it. However, it only allows you to create custom recovery disk with CD while thereis no built-in CD/DVD drive for your laptop.
Fortunately, it’s possible to create Norton Ghost bootable USB to help you boot into therecovery environment. Check the next part to get the detailed steps.
Tip: Now you can still download the latest version, Norton Ghost 15.It only offers you the 30-day free trial version and then you need to pay for it.
How to make Norton Ghost bootable USB?
Here in this part, we will tell you how to make Norton Ghost bootable USB in Windows 10/8/7.Although the whole process is kind of complicated, all you need to do is read them through.Or if you prefer an easier way to create bootable USB as well as a free PC backuptool, you can refer to the next part to get it.
To create Norton Ghost bootable USB, first, you should format the USB flash drive to NTFS andthen copy the contents of the Norton Ghost recovery disk to the USB. Here we take makeNorton Ghost 15 bootable USB as an example.
◆ Note: It will erase all the data on the USB drive, so backup your USBflash drive in advance with USB backup software if there's anyimportant stored on it.
Part 1. Format USB flash drive
Step 1. Insert your USB flash drive and open Command Prompt: type “cmd” in the search box> right-click Command Prompt and choose “Run as administrator”.
Step 2. Type “diskpart” and press Enter to launch the DiskPart utility.
Step 3. Type “list disk” and press Enter to locate the drive number of yourflash drive.
Step 4. Enter the following commands one by one and wait for each step to complete. Pleaseremember to replace the “x” with the USB’ s drive number that appeared in the 'listdisk' command.
select disk x
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=NTFS
assign
exit
Then the DiskPart utility will close and you will see the standard Windows commandprompt.
Step 5. Enter the following commands:
cd 'C:Program Files (x86)Norton GhostAgent'
bootsect /nt60 x:
Notes:
1. If you installed Norton Ghost in another folder on the hard drive, please type the correctlocation.
2. Replace “x” with the correct letter of your flash drive.
Part 2. Copy the contents of the Norton Ghost recovery disk
Insert the recovery CD and copy of its files to the bootable USB flash drive. Or if therecovery disk is an ISO image file, you can mount the ISO with a virtual drive program andthen copy the files to the USB driver.
You can also create and store image backup to that USB, then when your computer goes wrong,you can boot your computer from the USB drive and perform a restore.
Part 3. Boot & restore from Norton Ghost bootable USB
Now you can test the Norton Ghost bootable USB flash drive. Restart your computer and enterthe BIOS boot options menu. Choose the bootable USB drive and boot your computer fromit.
Step 1. When Ghost launch, click OK to continue.
Step 2. From the menu, click Local > Disk > FromImage.
Step 3. Then it will ask for the source image. Choose the image you want to restore.
Step 4. Select the destination drive and OK to confirm.
As you can see, the whole process is kind of time-consuming and you maymeet some unexpected errors because of improper operation. And do not forget that it onlyoffers you a 30-day free trial version. Why not try one free Norton Ghost alternative? Itoffers more powerful backup options compared to Norton Ghost and can help you createbootable USB in only a few clicks.
Easier way to create bootable USB in Windows 10/8/7
AOMEI Backupper Standard is the best free NortonGhost alternative. It works well on all Windows OS including Windows 10/8/8.1/7.
It allows you to create bootable USB drive easily. Besides, you can also choose tocreate an ISO image file so you can burn to any removable devices. It is possible toboot any version of Windows.
You can create image backup for the system, disk, partition or file. Then whensomething goes wrong, you can restore computerto an earlier date that works well or recover important data as soon aspossible.
How about give it a try? First download and install it on your computer and then followthe steps below to create bootable USB as well as create image backup. Please remember to backup your USB drive in advance, because it will erase all thedata.
Step 1. On the Home screen, click Tools and choose Create BootableMedia.
Step 2. Select a type of bootable media you want to create and click Next tocontinue. For better performance, the Windows PE bootable disc is recommended.
Step 3. Choose Create legacy bootable disc or Create UEFI bootabledisc and then click Next to continue.
Note: The two options enable the bootable media to boot from legacy MBR modeor GPT/UEFI. You can view your motherboard user manual for information on choosing bootoptions at PC startup.
Step 4. Select the USB drive to create this bootable recovery media and then click Next torun this process.
Create image backup for your computer:
Now you have created a bootable USB that can help boot your computer, then you can createsystem image or backup other files according to your needs. Just choose one backup optionand follow the wizard to make it. Besides, you can set scheduled backup and then it will perform thebackup daily/weekly/monthly.
Conclusion
Now you know how to make Norton Ghost bootable USB. To make it, first, you should format theUSB drive through the Command Prompt and then copy the needed files to it.
Or if you prefer an easier way to create bootable USB, AOMEI Backupper Standard can help youmake it. It also supports computer backup, restore, and clone just like Norton Ghost. Andit’s totally free of charge.