Heck, I've used this method myself, but that was before I knew of its
weaknesses and potential for causing problems. These problems will
usually show up a little at a time, (if at all), farther down the road,
and will be so spread out that they are generally attributed to other
causes.

I stand by the "unsafe" label. It's definitely not an exaggeration. The
*potential* for corruption is there and the likelihood is high, that's
all. You can still beat the odds, though.

Jeff Delzer


Hugh Vandervoort wrote:
>
> I agree with "Twin Star"-I have used this method successfully, and with no
> problems. The "not safe" phrase is an exaggeration.
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> *************************************************
> Just a reminder that xcopy is not a safe way to clone a Win9x drive.
> Details were posted to this list recently on why and how it's unsafe

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