Ghost: Experience in customizing a worry-free system

I. Purpose of writing this article

Our forum friends always post posts asking themselves if they have been poisoned, hacked, installed with some software or wrong system settings, and the system has encountered strange errors, we are afraid of re-installing the system. The System Restoration function is defective (some Trojans and viruses are hidden in the System Restore Point folder ). From my practical experience, I have summarized a relatively "Easy-to-use" solution. It can be recovered within 2-3 minutes even if the middle recruitment fails.

Ii. Brief Description

1. I personally think this post belongs to the "solution" category, so it was posted to this area.

2. Some friends said that Ghost is prone to problems. We can tell you that there is no problem if you do a good job of the system and then Ghost is only used by yourself. (Recommended version: symantec ghost 8.2)

3. This article involves many details, almost all of which are experience summaries.

Step 3

The solution consists of three steps: (for convenience, Ghost 1, Ghost 2, and Ghost 3)

Speaking with practical experience is the best solution in three steps. If there are too many steps, the larger the space occupied by the gho file is. If there are too few steps and everything needs to be re-initiated, the more time it takes. The details are as follows:

Ghost1 as a "regret"

Unplug the network cable (important). Format should install the system partition, install the system, and set the account name and password.

Then, do not change any system options. Do not install any software or driver. Create a GHOST image and save it as XP1.gho. (If you still don't use the GHOST Software, go to baidu or google)

The principle of this step is pure. It can be called "regret medicine". Even if a problem occurs in any of the following parts, you can use Ghost to reinstall the system in just a few minutes. You don't have to spend tens of minutes reinstalling the system ).

Set the system for Ghost2

1. Install the driver and try to use the original driver. It is best to download the driver from the official website.

2. input method. We recommend that you download Microsoft Pinyin 2003 on the official Microsoft website. If you use five or other input methods, you should pay attention to it, because there is a good five installation packages that seem to need to be changed to the IE homepage, and there is also advertisement software hidden in it. These unofficial installation packages should be installed after the "worry-free system" is completed.

3. Adjust the desktop topic, the desktop and taskbar icons, and the Start menu style.

4. Adjust the folder options, including whether to show hidden files, whether to use simple sharing, and whether to automatically detect network folders and printers.

5. Adjust the virtual memory and set it according to your needs. You can set a slightly larger number of game players; otherwise, you can set a smaller number.

6. Modify the location of special folders in the system. I usually set the IE favorites and my documents under other disks, in this way, even if the system goes wrong, the favorites and items in my documents will not be lost.

7. Modify the storage location of the OUTLOOK mail folder and import the previously stored mail account.

8. import some REG files for optimization. This includes disabling the XP doctor, displaying the verification code, solving the garbled problem (Microsoft has already released a patch), forbidding MSN to start with Outlook, and eliminating the default sharing among common IE junk plug-ins.

9. Modify the network and import the rule set. Including IP addresses, gateways, etc.

10. adjust system services. Note that it is only a preliminary adjustment. If you are not clear about the service, do not trigger the service that is obviously to be disabled. For example, for me, "Wireless Zero Configuration" and "Remote Registry" must be disabled.

11. Install a pre-saved online system update Patch. To facilitate routine maintenance, you can download Patch packages or use special software to find system patches.

12. Sort the disk where XP is located.

13. Use vfloppy as a DOS boot menu. Vfloppy is a virtual boot floppy disk Program (all major software sites have been downloaded for free). That is to say, you can select a menu at startup to achieve the boot effect with a floppy disk. This is the only third-party software used in the second step.

Restart several times to see if there are any other problems. Then restart the system and choose to start the system into dos with a virtual floppy disk, enter the directory of the GHOST program, create a GHOST image, and save it as XP2.GHO. (Symantec 8.0 and later versions are recommended for GHOST. Version 8.2 is easy to use and fast)

This step principle: no third-party programs are required. The advantage is that if the software in step 3 has a new version but the uninstallation is not clean, you can create a new Ghost 3 on the basis of Ghost 2.

Install common programs in Ghost3

Now you can rest assured, even if the following issues can be retrieved from XP2.gho.

Start to install third-party programs.

In this step, we strongly recommend that you do not install anti-virus software, because you can try a variety of anti-virus software and firewalls after creating a GHO, and you feel that you want to change it and unload it cleanly (many heavyweight anti-virus software cannot be uninstalled) it is very convenient to return the GHOST. In this way, you can choose an anti-virus software and firewall that suits you.

Of course, if you think you are willing to follow a soft killer, you can install it and leave it to the last step of Ghost 3.

I installed the following program in one breath (some frequently used software ):

(The following software is recommended to be installed on the system disk) [list of commonly used installed software application skills]

MSOffice series, winrar, realplayer10, Alcohol 120% 1.9.5, Adobe Reader

(We recommend that you do not install the following software on the disk where the system is located, because you only need to import your registration information)

Kingsoft, Macromedia, AutoCAD, Maxthon, Winamp, flashget1.65, Bitcomet, msn

If you want to install other software, do it yourself. If software such as Windows optimization Masters must be installed, they should be reinstalled after finishing the installation of XP3.GHO (it is estimated that everyone has heard of "Malicious Code". The original author also called "believe, believe, or believe ", if you must use it, you must use a genuine copy ).

Restart it several times and check whether there are major errors in the event viewer. If there is no problem, restart the boot from the virtual floppy disk to DOS for the XP3.gho operation.

The principle of this step: Only install well-known, secure software.

Now you can plug in the network cable and go wherever you want.

Don't worry too much. You can ignore nothing. Think about it. If someone else binds an uncommon Trojan (that is, a Trojan that most anti-virus software cannot find) to an application on another disk, such as a game that you often play, it is estimated that you will be infected with viruses for a lifetime, because anti-virus software cannot be found, and you may find it useless to use Ghost to return. You will be lucky when playing a game. In addition, viruses that damage hardware (such as CIH variants) are more painful.

Therefore, the firewall still needs to get a drop. After all, there are many "quasi-hackers. Although individual users usually pay attention to it, some machines that are poisoned are desperately connected to you, especially in the LAN environment. Therefore, anti-virus software should also be installed.

　　Iv. Summary

These three files can meet your needs:

1. If you want to get the Ghost back to work right away, use XP3.gho,

2. If you want to uninstall some software installed in Ghost3, but do not leave the junk information in your system, use XP2.gho,

3. If a problem occurs during the release of Ghost2 in the trial, you must start from scratch and use XP1.gho

　　5. details that must be mentioned

1. The software mentioned in this article: download it to the hard disk first, decompress it, put it in a non-system partition, and do not put it in the NTFS partition (DOS generally cannot find the NTFS partition ).

2. Ghost8.2: when using this example, you will not need to upload smartdrv.exe because I learned from practice that loading without it is much faster than loading. Optional)

3. vfloppy: this is the only third-party software applicable in step 2. Make sure that the file you downloaded is free of virus. In addition, the disk cannot be organized after the vfloppy menu is created. Otherwise, the disk cannot be started to DOS and needs to be re-executed.

4. System Service: There are many "tutorials" on the Internet. I have read some of them, and some of them are very irresponsible. Please note that they should be distinguished.

5. Backup: prepare the relevant files mentioned in the article before backing up the Master Boot records and partition information of the hard disk (this tool is generally available on the boot disc ), in addition, it is best to put backup files in your email address instead of on the hard disk (why do you think about it and I will not be so embarrassed ).

6. Ensure that the hard disk has 2-3 GB space to store *. gho files.