re: changing system and hidden files in \Windows folders
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(23820 messages posted)
I was pretty sure that you wouldn't have a good reason. Such a backup is really worthless,
you won't be able to use it for anything when you need it. Why don't you look into
one of the disk imaging tools for backing up? They really work.
On Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 11:16 am, Norm wrote:
>The reason the system and hidden attributes need to be changed (removed) is to enable
>backup from and to external drives after booting to pure DOS, from a floppy that
>contaiins generic drivers to access the external drives from "pure" DOS.; i.e.,
not
>the DOS windows of Windows 98SE or Windows XP.
>
>Normally, the process here is any and all folders of Windows XP are copied to and
>from external hard drives from the Windows 98SE partition, from the DOS command
line,
>in its DOS window mode.
>
>Likewise, normally the process here is any and all folders of Windows 98SE are copied
>to and from external hard drives from the Windows XP partition, from the DOS command
>line, in its DOS wiindow mode..
>
>In the first case, xcopy32 (with its /s/e/h/r switches) of Windows 98SE is used.
>In the second case xcopy (with its /s/e/h/r switches) of Windows XP is used.
>
>But without removing the system and hidden file attributes, they wouldn't be copied
>from pure DOS.
>
>Using pure DOS, then, is used as the last resort should access to the Windows 98SE
>or Windows XP partition fails.
>
>Norm
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