While primarily for restoration, later versions like Ghost 15 added the ability to create "cold" images directly from the recovery environment. Legacy and "Patched" Versions
A recovery disk, also known as a bootable disk, is a CD, DVD, or USB drive that contains a special operating system and software that allows a computer to boot and run even if the installed operating system is damaged or corrupted. In the case of Norton Ghost 14, a recovery disk can be used to boot a computer and restore a backup image of the hard drive. While primarily for restoration, later versions like Ghost
Norton Ghost 14 System Recovery Disk (SRD) is a bootable WinPE environment While primarily for restoration