Re: XP replacement for Bat files

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From: Tom Porterfield (tpporter_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:15:58 -0500

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:18:42 -0500, AlCamp wrote:

> I need to set up an icon on the desktop that copies a file from a directory
> on the C:\ drive to E:\ (a thumbdrive).
> In the old days (and I do mean old days) I would have created a .bat file,
> and then created an icon on the desktop to call that .bat file.
>
> What can I use in Windows XP that would be a quick and easy way to set up
> these small tasks? What is the XP equivalent of a .bat file?

Bat files still run fine in XP. There is no replacement as they are still
supported. 

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Tom Porterfield
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