Run the backup. The software uses a 64-bit volume shadow copy service — no reboot needed.

Yes, but it is rarely found under the "Norton" consumer brand.

The magic of ghost.exe was that it ran outside of Windows — directly from a bootable environment — allowing it to copy every sector, including locked system files and the registry.

Norton Ghost.exe is the executable file for Norton Ghost, a backup and recovery software developed by Symantec. The software is designed to create backups of your entire system, including files, folders, and even the operating system. Norton Ghost.exe is the main application file that runs the software, and it is responsible for creating and managing backups, as well as restoring your system in case of a disaster.