SP2 Preparations

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The General Advice is to back up critical data file before installing SP2. A
direct way, for us, would be to copy the Documents and Settings user sub
files to CDs for each of our system users. That way our Documents, Emails,
Favourites and Photos will be saved with one copy.

There are really two users both of whom are administrators; my wife, my
self. The third user is "All Users'.

I have run into several problems.

Problem 1. From within my desk top I tried to copy my folder, a sub of
Documets and Settings, by going to My Computer, Local Disk, Documents and
Settings and my folder. I right clicked on my folder's name. In the drop
down menu I clicked "Send To". In the next menu I chose either "DirectCD
drive (D)" or "CD-RW Drive (D:)". In either case I get an error message
"The destination folder is a sub folder of the source folder." If I close
the error message the copy operation aborts.

The CD write operation appears to make a copy of the target file as a
preparation for the copying. The actual copy is not done till directed. Do
I get that error message because the temporary work space used in the copy
procedure is within my folder? Or, what is the reason? What's the work
arround?

While trying for a work arround I noticed that I could copy other users D&S
folders. I successfully copied the All Users data.

Problem 2 I tried to copy my wife's subfolder in D&S following the same
procedure. But after clicking on a destination in "Sent to" nothing happens.
No action; no error message. I've tried to open her folder directly but
get a warning message "C:Documents and Settings\Andi is not accessible.
Access denied." We both have administrator privilages. That's how I set the
system up. She has no problem accessing my D&S files from her desk top. So
why am I blocked?

Problem 3 I move to her desk top intending to copy out my D&S files
following the same procedure. The copy appears to start but I'm asked for a
NET Passport ID and password. She has none because we don't use that
facility. But why do I need it when working in her desk top and not in mine?
While I recently set mine up so that I could work with a grandson, I have
made several copies to CD before that without being asked for NET data

.

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