Re: Making backups by just copying files


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On 5/16/2007 7:31 PM On a whim, BillW50 pounded out on the keyboard

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Well I already made a bootable BartPE CD. But this in itself
will not restore my OS in case of a disaster (HD faulure,
etc).
Why not? I've done it several times, using just this method!
How? With that Drive Copy utility? Mine doesn't work until I
register it. Or did you just copy the files over?
Using xcopy.exe with lots of switches under a Bert PE boot.
Oh okay, one clever batch file will handle that. Thanks! And you
have restored with xcopy too and everything including Windows XP
was fine? I certainly have.

There is little advantage in using a batch file. Batch files
are great when you have several complex commands
or when you wish to automate a task. Neither seems
to apply in your case, hence it's probably faster to type
your command at the Command Prompt.

Oh many thanks! This is the info I needed to know.

Xcopy the 3 folders should cover the OS and programs. The data I
have covered under another program which syncs data to other
computers on the network.

Windows
Program Files
Documents and Settings


Bill,

Have you heard about xxcopy? Do a search for it. You may find it
able to do all you want.

--
Terry

While xxcopy.exe is a great program, it offers no advantage in
the OP's situation over native xcopy.exe.

Caveat: No one has mentioned that xcopy nor any copy command can copy the
system files that are "in use". Just cleaning up details.

Pop`


Not quite. When booting the machine with a Bart PE boot
CD then no files are in use. This is the whole point of booting
the machine with this CD!


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