Thank's for helping.
After poking around alot, I found it was the Dynamic Drive Overlay that
somehow had disappeared, and when i installed it again, everything worked!
Now I'm always prepared with a startup-floppy if something happens..
/Jon
> Just think about this, you cannot move files from one partition on a
> hard drive to a second partition on the same hard drive or another one.
>
> You can create, delete files on any of the three partitions.
>
> Now this isn't a hardware issue because the disk spins, the heads read
> and write.
>
> You have some issues which may be related to the Software setup, maybe
> a third party security product or even a worm or virus.
>
> Do a full scan on all partitions using a good and up-to-date anti virus
> application.
>
> If this doesn't throw up any nasties, then do a repair installation of
> XP.
>
> 1. Go into BIOS and make sure booting from CD is the first boot option.
> 2. If your computer does not support booting from the CD, check your
> OEM or Motherboard makers web site for updated BIOS. 3. Perform a
> Repair Install by following the step by step below.
>
> When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options
> below This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
> Windows XP to run on your computer:
>
> To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
> To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
> To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
> Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.
> Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing
> Windows installations. Select the XP installation you want to repair
> from the list and press R to start the repair. Setup will copy the
> necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to
> boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it
> were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will
> remain intact.
>
> "Jon Lennryd" wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> I have an odd problem:
>> I can't move or copy files between partitions in windows xp anymore.
>> The problem arised after I transported the computer by car for some
>> days ago, so I think this is some hardware problem. I have checked
>> every cable and connection, no problem there.
>>
>> I can create new files, delete files, and I can copy and move files if
>> it is on the same partition! When trying to copy/move a file between
>> partitions, it sometimes succeed, but most of the time it fails.
>> When it fails, it takes about 30 sec for xp to find out, and the error
>> message is something like this: 'Delayed file transfer failed'. (I
>> have a swedish installation) After this, the system is slow and
>> unstable. I have three partitions, on two harddrives. The same thing
>> happens on every partition, there is no difference.
>>
>> Is this a hardware problem, and which part can be broken?
>>
>> Thank's for any help!
>>
>> Jon Lennryd
>>
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