thx very much for ur explanation .. but im confused to create the boot file .. so could u plz send me the completed .ima boot file that carry this option when i boot up my dvd: 1- recover image automatically from dvd. 2- run ghost only. when the user choose the first option then the msg will appear like this: ****************************************************** SYSTEM RESTORE WIZARD ****************************************************** -----------------------WARNING------------------------ All data in the C: drive will be erased System will restart after the recovery process. Press Ctrl+C to abort the operation Press any key to continue ****************************************************** when the user choose the second option it will run ghost only without do anythings. could u plz create this ima boot file for me so i just simply burn it on dvd with my image file? email: tear_drear@yahoo.com