How to Create a Bootable Flash Drive with Ghost64

Warning: Following the procedure below will erase all previous data on your USB flash drive. Please makes sure to back up any important data or settings before continuing.

To create a bootable USB for flashing BIOS, re-imaging a drive or capturing an image, you will need to follow the directions below. Verify the USB flash drive you are using will at least be 16GB or larger (depending on the size of the image).

First Insert the USB flash drive to your computer and locate the USB drive in your folder. Right click the USB drive and select format.

Verify File System is set to FAT32 and leave the rest of the settings to default, then click Start to format.

Once the USB drive is formatted, place the Ghost64.exe and Ghost image file provided onto your desktop, then open Ghost64.exe

Once Ghost64.exe is opened, click OK, on the splash screen, to continue.

This will reveal a menu in the lower left corner. Using the menu, navigate to Local > Disk > From Image.

At the next screen, you will be asked for the image to restore from. Use the drop-down menu at the top of the window to navigate to the Directory that the ghost image is located in. Here you will find a file with the extension of .GHO.
Note: If you placed the .GHO file on the desktop, navigate to your desktop directory

After selecting the .GHO file a new window will ask for the destination drive. The USB flash drive should be highlighted. Verify this is correct and click "Okay." Important: If you have a secondary HDD, make sure that HDD is not selected.

You do not need to make any changes at the Destination Drive Details Window. Select Ok to move on.


Next you will be prompted to verify that you want to proceed with the image restore. Select Yes to start the restoration process.

When the Restoration process is complete you will be asked to Continue or Reset Computer. Select Continue to return to the menu.

Select Quit to leave the Ghost64 program.