The master boot record can be replaced by running "FDISK /MBR" from a DOS prompt (boot disk, not window). There is 1 MBR per drive; scanning multiple...
Thanks Garry, this is great! I really appreciate the help. But I still have one question . . . about disabled operations. When I tried to use /oX<L> the...
I back my HD up to another HD about once a year. Last Nov used XXCOPY and every thing worked fine. Tried to use it this year - system will not boot in normal...
... use ... I ... is ... typing ... typing ... Sounds like you have problems all right, but I'm fairly sure they're not actually related to xxcopy. If you're...
... knowledgeable, ... Pat FWIW I keep two copies of the ERUNT generated files. One that I replace daily each time I do a daily backup of my machine. The key...
Is it feasible to transfer a backup disk from xxclone/xxcopy into a "different" system? E.g. if original machine fails/gets destroyed could an xxclone backup...
Hi Thanks for your reply....think I partially understand the problem...if I boot without the startup group (using msconfig) and the environmental - the system...
Hi John, My sincere thanks, that has put one area which has been bothering me for a while. Thank you very much, for the ideas planted, by your response. Take...
Hi John, Well, I'll break the ice and take a stab at your question. I've never actually tried it so my comments reflect only what I think would be the...
... <hitechhitouch@...> wrote Friday, October 01, 2004 3:35 AM Subject: [xxcopy] Re: MBR Question. ... ========================================= For some...
Hello, the command "FDISK /MBR" can't destroy any partitions. This command only writes the "MasterBootRecord" on the partition C: new, that's all. If the old...
{Off topic from XXCOPY, response to another's statement, apologies to Kan and others} Hi all, I would like to add some caution to the below statement by ...
Out of habit, I run "xxclone.exe c: d: /backup2 /start" before installing new software. This time the newly installed program caused tons of problems for me so...
I have spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with a command line that will backup all files in "My Documents" to another drive and then turn off the that...
... not ... Change /M to /AC /M is to copy only the files with the source A attribute set, and then it turns off the source A bit in those files. But as...
By the way Kan, I like that feature you've added here on the yahoo message board site that allows us to view these messages in RSS. I use the "My Yahoo"...
... No I'm not 100% sure but I believe that is the case from what the documentation and Kan has said. I was bit confused about what command you actually used...
In experimenting with XXCOPY to back up my hard disk on a Windows 98 SE system . . . . I burned a DVD of the [C] using XXCOPY /clone. I have this part down....
... Your command worked fine when I tested it and cleared the A-bit on files which were copied. Note however that you are also using /bi (part of the /bu...
... Yes, you are doing something wrong and hoping for too much. In the days of DOS, a 2GB HDD was unheard of. Managing that much data in a 16 bit environment...
Hi, Xxclone Beta Test No XC17907. Running Win XP Home Ed. 2X 40Gb Hard Drives and 1X 8.4Gb Hard drive. CV\DVD Samsung SM 352B 384Mb RAM Currently the C:\ Drive...
Hi, XXCLONE Beta Test Ref No: XC 17907 I have just realised that my fingers are just that much too big for this keyboard. Regarding the above msg. Running Win...
Eric, Thanks for your comments. In the case of original system failure I would normally expect to be migrating the backup onto a newer spec. system - I doubt...
Hi all, My hard drive crashed recently. Luckily I had made a complete image of a few days before, with Acronis TRueImage 6. By using a special boot CD you can...
I am using the batch file below to clean up data directories but it has a fatal flaw. It removes empty directories. Here is the batch file: REM REMOVE...
I want to be able to copy the entire d:\program files folder to a folder called c:\tks. The d:\program files folder has a common files subfolder with a bunch...
... There's a slight quirk (bug?) when specifying short file names in the source path and using exclusions. All exlusions are evaluated only using the long...
I find the xxcopy website a little clunky. Every time I run xxcopy pro I get a message that some dll is newer that xxcopy's and that I should download the...
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