How to make a bootable self installing backup image

What I want to do is make a bootable backup image that will self install without windows in case of an operating system failure where windows is unavailable. I want to image my C drive and make it so I can boot from CDR or DVDR and have it format the drive and reinstall my backup identical to the original. A long time ago I saw this done with Symantec Ghost on a job I was on but have no idea how to accomplish the task myself.




solution:-


Ghost does this very well.You just need a Symantec Ghost boot disk or cd go to create a image from the disk on your dvd.It will ask you if you want to boot with system on the image created you just need a boot diskette or a boot created by Ghost wizard. If you install Ghost software onyuor pc there is a feature called LightsOut Restore—Restores your system with an on-disk software recovery environment—no bootable CD required.
All you need is buy the software.


                               This will not work if there is a HDD failure.