Now I am thinking of getting a second harddisk, copy all files over there and reformat the old HD and then use it as backup storage place - but how to transfer all files fast and complete? forgot the DOS command (and this me who likes DOS)...

Stan

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'Tis but a scratch. Your arm's off!!! No it isn't.
Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left. Yes I have. Look! Just a flesh wound.

Copying from say D drive to C drive;

xcopy D:\*.* C:

Aaarrrggghh no. There may be a switch, or two, involved. Drat, I used to know this stuff too .

Where's that dusty old DOS for Dummies book I had.

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and then at the C:\Windows prompt I typed.

xcopy/?|more for a list of switches. Hit enter to page down.

Stan

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'Tis but a scratch. Your arm's off!!! No it isn't.
Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left. Yes I have. Look! Just a flesh wound.

Ummm....maybe it's also time to think of some sort of backup system. I got scared enough last year to do something. Since I have, or can get, all my programs, I really only needed to save data files (Word files, Excel fils etc) so I decided that a burner would suit my needs. I went and bought a Creative Labs 8x4x32 CDRW.

BTW, if you look at xcopy/?|more, pay attention to the syntax, I think I have it wrong up there.

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And as prizes now for harddisks are very low, it's an opportunity to get a 2nd HD...

Decisions, decisions...

Stan

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'Tis but a scratch. Your arm's off!!! No it isn't.
Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left. Yes I have. Look! Just a flesh wound.