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]

Thanks

I'll try that.

Boy I hate Vista, and they released it just as they finally got XP working correctly (SP3)

!!!

Cheers,
Craig

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 ?

[spystyle]

I drive a '95 Toyota and it owns the road

My best camera is from 2003 and my best camera lens is circa '95

My favorite arcade game is from 1982.

Newer is not always better, sometimes newer is a plastic overpriced version of what we had yesterday.

Cheers,
Craig

[ChadTower]

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 ?

Hell yeah.  I'm not buying another car until I'm confident I can find one like my '99 Civic.  Cars are a bad example, not much has changed in the last decade.

Let's try wives.  How would you like your wife to look like she did 9 years ago?

Wait, let's try something else... 

[protokatie]

Hello from icy cold Maine,

Its not that cold, it even rained for a bit in Bar Harbor

[spystyle]

...Let's try wives.  How would you like your wife to look like she did 9 years ago?

Wait, let's try something else... 

So funny

Its not that cold, it even rained for a bit in Bar Harbor

Not cold if you're an Eskimo perhaps. If I can't have a pic nic it is too cold !

[protokatie]

Not cold if you're an Eskimo perhaps. If I can't have a pic nic it is too cold !

It's Inuit, and there is no way you are a real Mainer. Move back to Floriduh!

[spystyle]

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas

[Level42]

Well, XP does have a real retro look and feel I suppose.......

Today's cars have more features, are more powerful and clean(er) and are much safer.

(Some of) today's OS's have more features, are more powerful and clean(er) and are much safer.

Buy a Mac 

[daywane]

vista sucks like windows ME sucked
98se or xp