DriveImage
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Drive Image is a software disk cloning
package for Intel-based computers. The software was developed and distributed by the former PowerQuest
Corporation. Drive Image version 7 became the basis for Norton Ghost 9.0
, which was released to retail markets in August 2004. Ghost was a competing product, developed by Binary Research
, before Symantec
bought the company in 1998. This also explains the different file extensions used for Ghost image files: formerly it was .gho, now in versions 9.0 and above it is .v2i.
corporate banner. It was also the first version to include a native Windows interface for cloning an active system partition; prior versions required a reboot
into a DOS
-like environment in order to clone the active partition. In order to clone active partitions without requiring a reboot, Drive Image 7 employed a volume snapshot device driver which was licensed from StorageCraft.
Drive Image 2002 (version 6) is the last release that allows the creation of a rescue set on floppy disk
, which can be used to create and restore an image.
Disk cloning
Disk cloning is the process of copying the contents of one computer hard disk to another disk or to an "image" file. Often, the contents of the first disk are written to an image file as an intermediate step, and the second disk is loaded with the contents of the image...
package for Intel-based computers. The software was developed and distributed by the former PowerQuest
PowerQuest
PowerQuest was a software company that produced utility software. It was acquired by Symantec in 2003. PowerQuest's market focus was on management of computer data storage, especially file systems and disk partitions. Their products included PartitionMagic, ServerMagic, and Drive...
Corporation. Drive Image version 7 became the basis for Norton Ghost 9.0
Ghost (software)
Ghost is a disk cloning program product sold by Symantec. Originally developed by Murray Haszard in 1995 for Binary Research, the technology was acquired in 1998 by Symantec. The name Ghost is an acronym for General Hardware-Oriented System Transfer.- History :Binary Research developed Ghost in...
, which was released to retail markets in August 2004. Ghost was a competing product, developed by Binary Research
Binary Research
Binary Research Ltd was a company founded in Auckland, New Zealand by Murray Haszard in 1991 after the sale of his previous company, B32 Software.Binary Research initially considered developing competitors to the file transfer programs Blast and Laplink...
, before Symantec
Symantec
Symantec Corporation is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock market index.-History:...
bought the company in 1998. This also explains the different file extensions used for Ghost image files: formerly it was .gho, now in versions 9.0 and above it is .v2i.
Product history
Drive Image version 7 was the last version published under the PowerQuestPowerQuest
PowerQuest was a software company that produced utility software. It was acquired by Symantec in 2003. PowerQuest's market focus was on management of computer data storage, especially file systems and disk partitions. Their products included PartitionMagic, ServerMagic, and Drive...
corporate banner. It was also the first version to include a native Windows interface for cloning an active system partition; prior versions required a reboot
Reboot
Reboot can refer to:* Rebooting , an event sequence when restarting a computer* ReBoot, a Canadian CGI-animated television series* ReBoot , a video game based on the television series...
into a DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
-like environment in order to clone the active partition. In order to clone active partitions without requiring a reboot, Drive Image 7 employed a volume snapshot device driver which was licensed from StorageCraft.
Drive Image 2002 (version 6) is the last release that allows the creation of a rescue set on floppy disk
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
, which can be used to create and restore an image.