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How to copy vista HD files to XP hard drive?
spystyle:
Short version : How can I copy the contents of a vista hard drive to an XP hard drive? I'd like to copy those files to a folder called "C:\backup"
The problem is when copying / moving the Vista hard drive files to the XP hard drive, using windows explorer within windows XP, it doesn't work.
I think Vista puts permissions or encryptions on it's files...
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Long version :
Hello from icy cold Maine,
Oh what a pain, Vista!
An acquaintance of mine had a new Vista PC, he used it for a while then gave it to me to install XP. As usual to make a backup I boot a person's PC with a boot CD that contains "windows explorer" and "norton ghost", then copy their hard drive to my external USB drive, then I install Windows XP SP3 (my custom skinny version made with Nlite), then I copy the files on the external USB drive to a folder called "backup" on their computer.
But I haven't done this with Vista before, I have cloned his Vista hard drive to my external drive with "ghost", then installed XP on his computer. But now I can't move the files from the external drive to a folder on his new installation of XP.
Vista has some kind of permissions or encryption in the files.
How can I move those files?
Thanks,
Craig
XyloSesame:
Try Robocopy, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy. It's proved invaluable to me with moving files from within Vista.
Robocopy GUI can be found on TechNet
spystyle:
Thanks :)
I'll try that.
Boy I hate Vista, and they released it just as they finally got XP working correctly (SP3)
!!!
Cheers,
Craig
Franco B:
Agreed,
Vista, FTL!
Level42:
--- Quote from: spystyle on December 24, 2008, 01:27:29 pm ---Thanks :)
I'll try that.
Boy I hate Vista, and they released it just as they finally got XP working correctly (SP3)
!!!
Cheers,
Craig
--- End quote ---
Yeaaaaaahh, back to a 9 year old OS. Would you like your brand new car to be like one that was built 9 years ago ? Isn't it crazy ?
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