I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
said some files were being used.
How can I get round this?
Boot up in safe mode?

Well Gary S. Terhune, this idot has just copied across aome files I could
not
access in windowsXP, so....I am pretty sure I will be able to copy across
*every* windowsXP file. (I will do that later) Whats more this fool thinks
he will
be able to copy them all back as well.

I didn't use the thing in the link I posted earlier either, it was much
easier than that :O)

So that will do for me as a backup.

Yours, The Foolish Idiot.



"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Worse than an idiot, you're a fool.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A9Bdk.5242$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>> They cost about £20.
>> I won't pay that for a simple thing like copying a drive.
>> Should the worst come to the worst I will write a program
>> to do it myself!! (or at least try!!).
>> Actually "I have cunning plan"!
>>
>>
>> "sgopus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:92959EA6-589D-4A8F-9E9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> quit trying to cut corners and et a decent backup software program, they
>>> are
>>> not that expensive
>>>
>>> "Bazzer Smith" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>>>> said some files were being used.
>>>> How can I get round this?
>>>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Even booting in safe mode won't help if you are trying to back up system
files as they will always be in use. You should not back up program files or
the OS using the drag and drop method or even using a copy program like
XCopy as the OS and programs are generally useless (in other words, they
won't reinstall properly) when backed up that way. If you are trying to
back up the system and the programs you should image the drive using a
program like Acronis True Image or the like.

To do a drag and drop backup of data files, you need to make sure that there
is no program using any of the files.


"Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:fPydk.236661$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
> said some files were being used.
> How can I get round this?
> Boot up in safe mode?
>
>

quit trying to cut corners and et a decent backup software program, they are
not that expensive

"Bazzer Smith" wrote:

> I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
> said some files were being used.
> How can I get round this?
> Boot up in safe mode?
>
>
>

"LVTravel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uC%238%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Even booting in safe mode won't help if you are trying to back up system
> files as they will always be in use. You should not back up program files
> or the OS using the drag and drop method or even using a copy program like
> XCopy as the OS and programs are generally useless (in other words, they
> won't reinstall properly) when backed up that way. If you are trying to
> back up the system and the programs you should image the drive using a
> program like Acronis True Image or the like.
>
> To do a drag and drop backup of data files, you need to make sure that
> there is no program using any of the files.

Well the operating system will be using some of the files.
I know I could do this in wiindows98 because I used that
method to clone my main drive to my backup drive.
No expensive software required.

>
>
> "Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:fPydk.236661$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>> said some files were being used.
>> How can I get round this?
>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>
>>
>
>

They cost about £20.
I won't pay that for a simple thing like copying a drive.
Should the worst come to the worst I will write a program
to do it myself!! (or at least try!!).
Actually "I have cunning plan"!


"sgopus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:92959EA6-589D-4A8F-9E9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> quit trying to cut corners and et a decent backup software program, they
> are
> not that expensive
>
> "Bazzer Smith" wrote:
>
>> I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>> said some files were being used.
>> How can I get round this?
>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>
>>
>>

Then you're an idiot for upgrading to Windows XP. Windows XP isn't remotely
similar to Win98. Nobody told you?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:aLAdk.5236$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>
> "LVTravel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uC%238%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Even booting in safe mode won't help if you are trying to back up system
>> files as they will always be in use. You should not back up program files
>> or the OS using the drag and drop method or even using a copy program
>> like XCopy as the OS and programs are generally useless (in other words,
>> they won't reinstall properly) when backed up that way. If you are
>> trying to back up the system and the programs you should image the drive
>> using a program like Acronis True Image or the like.
>>
>> To do a drag and drop backup of data files, you need to make sure that
>> there is no program using any of the files.
>
> Well the operating system will be using some of the files.
> I know I could do this in wiindows98 because I used that
> method to clone my main drive to my backup drive.
> No expensive software required.
>
>>
>>
>> "Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:fPydk.236661$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>>I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>>> said some files were being used.
>>> How can I get round this?
>>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Worse than an idiot, you're a fool.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A9Bdk.5242$(E-Mail Removed)2...
> They cost about £20.
> I won't pay that for a simple thing like copying a drive.
> Should the worst come to the worst I will write a program
> to do it myself!! (or at least try!!).
> Actually "I have cunning plan"!
>
>
> "sgopus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:92959EA6-589D-4A8F-9E9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> quit trying to cut corners and et a decent backup software program, they
>> are
>> not that expensive
>>
>> "Bazzer Smith" wrote:
>>
>>> I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>>> said some files were being used.
>>> How can I get round this?
>>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Then you're an idiot for upgrading to Windows XP. Windows XP isn't
> remotely similar to Win98. Nobody told you?


It is remarkable simiilar!!
Anyhow here are some programs you can buy to clone a windows98 drive.
http://www.qweas.com/download/system...ckup_guide.htm

Of course if you don't like dlushing money down the bog you can do it for
nowt!!

Anyhow it is just data on a drive. If XP is not running I don't see how it
can
stop me copying it.

Anyway I might have a solution here!!

http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/...es/gparted.htm

Ubuntu isn't remotely similar to windows. Nobody told you? :O)



> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:aLAdk.5236$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>
>> "LVTravel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uC%238%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Even booting in safe mode won't help if you are trying to back up system
>>> files as they will always be in use. You should not back up program
>>> files or the OS using the drag and drop method or even using a copy
>>> program like XCopy as the OS and programs are generally useless (in
>>> other words, they won't reinstall properly) when backed up that way. If
>>> you are trying to back up the system and the programs you should image
>>> the drive using a program like Acronis True Image or the like.
>>>
>>> To do a drag and drop backup of data files, you need to make sure that
>>> there is no program using any of the files.
>>
>> Well the operating system will be using some of the files.
>> I know I could do this in wiindows98 because I used that
>> method to clone my main drive to my backup drive.
>> No expensive software required.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:fPydk.236661$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>>>I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>>>> said some files were being used.
>>>> How can I get round this?
>>>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Worse than an idiot, you're a fool.


Why? It is just data on a drive.


>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Bazzer Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A9Bdk.5242$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>> They cost about £20.
>> I won't pay that for a simple thing like copying a drive.
>> Should the worst come to the worst I will write a program
>> to do it myself!! (or at least try!!).
>> Actually "I have cunning plan"!
>>
>>
>> "sgopus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:92959EA6-589D-4A8F-9E9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> quit trying to cut corners and et a decent backup software program, they
>>> are
>>> not that expensive
>>>
>>> "Bazzer Smith" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I tried to do a drag and drop back up but it aborted as it
>>>> said some files were being used.
>>>> How can I get round this?
>>>> Boot up in safe mode?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>