Using The Norton Ghost Agent - Symantec GHOST 14 Manual

Using the Norton Ghost Agent

To manually install the agent
1
Insert the Norton Ghost product CD into the media drive of the computer.
The installation program should start automatically.
2
If the installation program does not start, on the Windows taskbar, click Start
> Run, type the following command, then click OK.
<drive>:\autorun.exe
where <drive> is the drive letter of your media drive.
For Windows Vista, if the Run option is not visible, do the following:
Right-click the Start button, and click Properties.
On the Start Menu tab, click Customize.
Scroll down and check Run command.
Click OK.
3 In the CD browser panel, click Install Norton Ghost.
4
In the Welcome panel, click Next.
5
Read the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement,
and then click Next.
6
If you want to change the default location for the program files, click Change,
locate the folder in which you want to install the agent, and then click OK.
7
Click Next.
8
Click Custom, and then click Next.
9
Click Norton GhostService, and then click This feature will be installed on
local hard drive.
This feature is the agent.
10
Set all other features to This feature will not be installed.
11
Click Next, and then click Install.
The Norton Ghost Agent is the unseen "engine" that does the actual backing up
and restoring of data on a remote computer. Because the Norton Ghost Agent
functions as a service, it does not have a graphical interface.
See "Managing the agent through Windows Services"
See "Controlling access to Norton Ghost "
Backing up remote computers from your computer
Using the Norton Ghost Agent
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