I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
"created date."
Help?

"operaflute" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3E9A0624-16D6-4EAD-AEFC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a
> USB
> external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB
> HDD,
> the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
> date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their
> actual
> "created date."
> Help?
This is the expected result. The creation date of a file is the date that
it was placed onto the disk where it resides.
Jim

Grrr! Would it help if I took the hard drive out of my XP machine and just
hooked it up as a USB drive? SOMEHOW, last time I transferred date (to the
now old Dell) I was able to preserve the folder dates... I want to be able
to view my photo folders by date! (The REAL date, that is.)
Thanks!


"Jim" wrote:

>
> "operaflute" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3E9A0624-16D6-4EAD-AEFC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a
> > USB
> > external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB
> > HDD,
> > the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
> > date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their
> > actual
> > "created date."
> > Help?
> This is the expected result. The creation date of a file is the date that
> it was placed onto the disk where it resides.
> Jim
>
>
>

One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
from a backup to the new home.

operaflute wrote:
> I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
> external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
> the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
> date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
> "created date."
> Help?

The problem there is that my Norton Ghost 2003 which I had on my XP machine
won't work on Vista...

"Bob I" wrote:

> One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
> from a backup to the new home.
>
> operaflute wrote:
> > I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
> > external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
> > the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
> > date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
> > "created date."
> > Help?
>
>

What does Vista use for a Backup?

operaflute wrote:

> The problem there is that my Norton Ghost 2003 which I had on my XP machine
> won't work on Vista...
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
>>from a backup to the new home.
>>
>>operaflute wrote:
>>
>>>I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
>>>external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
>>>the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
>>>date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
>>>"created date."
>>>Help?
>>
>>

Nothing, yet, aside from the included recovery tool that allows me to get the
machine back to how it was when I bought it. My documents are on both
machines now , plus my external HDD, so that's a backup in itself (although
the create dates are wrong). But I'll be getting True Image for the Vista
machine once I get set up.


"Bob I" wrote:

> What does Vista use for a Backup?
>
> operaflute wrote:
>
> > The problem there is that my Norton Ghost 2003 which I had on my XP machine
> > won't work on Vista...
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
> >>from a backup to the new home.
> >>
> >>operaflute wrote:
> >>
> >>>I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
> >>>external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
> >>>the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
> >>>date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
> >>>"created date."
> >>>Help?
> >>
> >>
>
>

When you get a backup program working within Vista, then you can Backup
and restore the folders. Having a "backup" copy of files is not the same
as the function of making backups for restoration purposes.

operaflute wrote:

> Nothing, yet, aside from the included recovery tool that allows me to get the
> machine back to how it was when I bought it. My documents are on both
> machines now , plus my external HDD, so that's a backup in itself (although
> the create dates are wrong). But I'll be getting True Image for the Vista
> machine once I get set up.
>
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>What does Vista use for a Backup?
>>
>>operaflute wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The problem there is that my Norton Ghost 2003 which I had on my XP machine
>>>won't work on Vista...
>>>
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
>>>
>>>>from a backup to the new home.
>>>
>>>>operaflute wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
>>>>>external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
>>>>>the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
>>>>>date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
>>>>>"created date."
>>>>>Help?
>>>>
>>>>
>>

Huh? You lost me there. So I've got docs on the old XP machine that I want
to move to new Vista machine, but preserve the original "created dates" on
the folders. So how will the new back up program on Vista help me do that?
For the record, the old XP machine is on it's way out. I can't shut it down,
or I probably won't be able to boot it up again (long story not germane to
this thread, but I'm told the motherboard is on it's way out). Thus the new
machine, which came with Vista.

"Bob I" wrote:

> When you get a backup program working within Vista, then you can Backup
> and restore the folders. Having a "backup" copy of files is not the same
> as the function of making backups for restoration purposes.
>
> operaflute wrote:
>
> > Nothing, yet, aside from the included recovery tool that allows me to get the
> > machine back to how it was when I bought it. My documents are on both
> > machines now , plus my external HDD, so that's a backup in itself (although
> > the create dates are wrong). But I'll be getting True Image for the Vista
> > machine once I get set up.
> >
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>What does Vista use for a Backup?
> >>
> >>operaflute wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>The problem there is that my Norton Ghost 2003 which I had on my XP machine
> >>>won't work on Vista...
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
> >>>
> >>>>from a backup to the new home.
> >>>
> >>>>operaflute wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
> >>>>>external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
> >>>>>the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
> >>>>>date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
> >>>>>"created date."
> >>>>>Help?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
>
>

A "real" backup program is designed to store the info related to the
files folders etc, and put it back(restore it) without changes. Merely
copying something to a different location preserves none of that, and
since it is a NEW copy, a NEW creation date is applied. I suppose there
may be some utilitiy out there that would allow you to "hack" a new
date, but I leave that search to you.

operaflute wrote:
> Huh? You lost me there. So I've got docs on the old XP machine that I want
> to move to new Vista machine, but preserve the original "created dates" on
> the folders. So how will the new back up program on Vista help me do that?
> For the record, the old XP machine is on it's way out. I can't shut it down,
> or I probably won't be able to boot it up again (long story not germane to
> this thread, but I'm told the motherboard is on it's way out). Thus the new
> machine, which came with Vista.
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>When you get a backup program working within Vista, then you can Backup
>>and restore the folders. Having a "backup" copy of files is not the same
>>as the function of making backups for restoration purposes.
>>
>>operaflute wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Nothing, yet, aside from the included recovery tool that allows me to get the
>>>machine back to how it was when I bought it. My documents are on both
>>>machines now , plus my external HDD, so that's a backup in itself (although
>>>the create dates are wrong). But I'll be getting True Image for the Vista
>>>machine once I get set up.
>>>
>>>
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>What does Vista use for a Backup?
>>>>
>>>>operaflute wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>The problem there is that my Norton Ghost 2003 which I had on my XP machine
>>>>>won't work on Vista...
>>>>>
>>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>One possible method is to not create new folders, but to restore them
>>>>>
>>>>>>from a backup to the new home.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>operaflute wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'm moving data from my old XP Pro machine to my new Vista machine via a USB
>>>>>>>external hard drive. When I copy folders from the XP machine to the USB HDD,
>>>>>>>the "created date" of the folders is not preserved, and is changed to the
>>>>>>>date of the copy. Then I am unable to organize the folders by their actual
>>>>>>>"created date."
>>>>>>>Help?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>