I don't understand why one should not use xcopy32. Would you explain?

Bob Brown
{You break it - I fix it -Well Sort of}

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> From: Klymkow <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Copying Harddrive contents
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 4:04 PM
>
> You SHOULD NOT use xcopy32!  The correct way to this is:
>
> Here's what you need to do for a successful transfer of ALL files to your
> new drive:
>
> This is tricky. Follow the instructions carefully!
>
> Prerequisites: A Windows95 startup disk
>
> 1) Install your new, blank hard drive as a slave.
> 2) Format the new hard drive (using FDISK and FORMAT, for instance).
> 3) From a DOS WINDOW INSIDE WINDOWS95 (THIS IS IMPORTANT!), type the
> following command:
>
>         XCOPY C:\*.* D:\*.* /s/c/h/e/r/k
>
> Notes: If you get a "switch not recognized" error, you're doing it wrong.
To
> find out what these switches do, type xcopy /? from a DOS WINDOW INSIDE
> WINDOWS95. This command assumes that your new hard drive was assigned the
> letter D:\. Choose "yes" when asked to overwrite any files.
>
> 4) When copying is finished, turn off the computer, open it up, and
> reconfigure so that the new hard drive is the Primary Master drive.
>
> 5) Boot to the Win95 startup disk. Using FDISK (or other such utility),
set
> the Primary Partition on the new drive as Active.
>
> 6) Eject the Startup disk and reboot. If Windows95 does not boot from the
> hard drive, put the startup disk back in and boot to it. At the A:\
prompt,
> type:
>
> SYS C:
>
> This will recopy the system files to the new hard drive.
> 7) Reboot to the hard drive. It should boot to Windows95.
>
> There are lots of reasons why the above procedure might not work on a
> particular system. You'll be doing a lot of plugging and unplugging of
IDE
> and power cables, moving jumpers around, so it's easy to get one of these
> things wrong, ie, incorrectly jumpered drives, cables that aren't
correctly
> seated on the pins, incorrect HD paramaters in CMOS, etc. Also, if you
have
> an older BIOS, it might not correctly recognize your new, larger hard
drive.
> Also, the instructions above are a bit tricky to follow, and unless you
are
> very careful, you will do something wrong the first time you try it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Super Dave <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 3:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Copying Harddrive contents
>
>
> :>What is the easiest way to copy the contents of one hard drive to a new
> :>hard drive?  I am running Win95 and need more space and have recently
> :>purchased a bigger drive.
> :>Thanks
> :>Bill Rysanek
> :>Drive Copy from Power Quest is excellent.
>
> Wouldn't   "Xcopy32 D:\*.*  /s/e/v  C:\"  be the easiest?
>
> Dave Cooke