Hi,
        When you copied them, it probably is getting the attributes as
well.  Check the properties (right click on the file, it will be at the
bottom) and check the attributes.  The default is system and hidden and
read only (you will see checks in these).  Remove all the checks it will
allow you to.  This will allow you to copy over them.

HTH
Donald Gaither


> I did manual backup of sys.dat and user.dat , to new directory in c
> drive a
> few weeks ago. Now when I try to update files to the new directory, it
> is
> refused and won't let me overwrite. The only way I can write user.dat
> and
> sys.dat to the new directory , is to delete previous enteries . Why is
> this
> occuring? Ideas and Comments.   Sincerely, John Smallwood
> (mousepotato)
>