Subject Re: [firebird-support] FB 2.5 and Norton Ghost
Author Michael Ludwig
munster77054 schrieb am 10.02.2011 um 01:04 (-0000):

> This tells me that there is something weird in FB 2.5.x, because my
> system wouldn't power down when I did ghosted 2.1.x, but it did on
> 2.5.x, AND each time I was watching the ghost progression, all I can
> say for sure, is that it was in the Firebird program files folder.

> Finally, it should be noted, that this happened on my LAPTOP and my
> WIFE'S laptop, and it was consistant between both computers. It
> happened in the FB directory, and the ghost image was being save to
> different HDD (including an external), and it kept blowing up.
>
> Something is wrong with FB 2.5, there is something in it, that when
> Norton Ghost reads it, it sends a powerdown signal to my (and my
> wife's) computer. Looks like I'm stuck on FB 2.1.x until further
> notice!

Hard to believe FB is responsible for the shutdown. I'm not familiar
with the Ghost software, but maybe you can simply except the Firebird
folder from the backup? I guess this has more to do with Norton Ghost
than with Firebird.

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Michael Ludwig