Ghost.exe

It can turn an entire drive into a single, highly compressed file ( .gho ) to be stored on an external drive or network location for disaster recovery.

Because ghost.exe often needs to operate on a drive that is not in use, it is typically launched from a DOS bootable USB, CD, or via a WinPE (Windows Pre-install Environment) image. ghost.exe

It allows IT to install an OS, drivers, and applications, then "ghost" that image onto a new machine's hard drive in minutes. It can turn an entire drive into a