Okay that header doesn't make clear my search. Before I disconnect my XP
drive is there a way to make a copy of all the info on that drive, but not
really copy the files themselves.. just a record of what's there if in the
future I'm looking for a file that I may not have copied over.. I can search
that other drive without it actually being connected ?? make sense ??

I have forgotten the exact command, but there is a way to pipe the output of
a "DOS" command to a document file. (I know it's not really DOS any more.)
So you would want a directory listing of all files on a drive and you would
want that directory to be sent to a file.
Once you have that file -- which would be a very large file for a
document -- you could open it and use the search function to find the file
name.
I'd done this years ago with XP, but I can't remember all the commands now.
It may come to me, or maybe I've provided enough of a hint for someone else
to figure it out.


"Ban Strife" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In other words, you would like to build a database/listing of available
> files from your other hard-drive in your present hard-drive?
>
> Hmm... Not sure about that but I'm sure someone else can answer. Just
> clearing it up for those who can.
>
>
> --
> Ban Strife

I can't seem to get the cd:\ command to work. It keeps telling me the file
name, directory name etc is invalid. Maybe it's a permissions issue. This is
using Vista; the issue might not be there in XP.

At any rate, though, changing the directory is not necessary as long as you
know the letter of the drive you're trying to copy. Then it's "dir c: /s /a
> c:\list.txt" if C is the letter of the drive you're trying to access.

Also, if you have Word or Open Office or the like, if you make the document
LIST.DOC instead of LIST.TXT, It will open in your word processor instead of
Notepad.





"brink" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi dwolf,
>
> Do you mean you want a complete list of files on your computer instead
> of copied files?
>
> If so, here's how
>
> 1. open *command prompt*
> 2. type *cd:\*
> 3. hit *Enter*
> 4. type *dir /s /a {gt} c:\list.txt*
> (s for system files, a for archived files)
> 5. hit *Enter*
> 6. close *command prompt*
> 7. open new file *C:\list.txt* that was just created & print it out or
> save file on some other media (cd/dvd) for future reference.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> Vista 64 Home Premium
> 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM

I didn't get it to work.. I was actually hoping for a more graphic option..
I have a program called cd bank that catalogs all of my data discs.. it
looks somewhat like windows explorer,

"brink" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> DP;308254 Wrote:
>> I can't seem to get the cd:\ command to work. It keeps telling me the
>> file
>> name, directory name etc is invalid. Maybe it's a permissions issue.
>> This is
>> using Vista; the issue might not be there in XP.
>>
>> At any rate, though, changing the directory is not necessary as long as
>> you
>> know the letter of the drive you're trying to copy. Then it's "dir c:
>> /s /a
>> > c:\list.txt" if C is the letter of the drive you're trying to access.
>>
>> Also, if you have Word or Open Office or the like, if you make the
>> document
>> LIST.DOC instead of LIST.TXT, It will open in your word processor
>> instead of
>> Notepad.
>>
>>
>
> Sorry DP,
>
> It's *cd\ *
> **
> Typo,
> Shawn
>
>
>
> **
>
> **
> **
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> Vista 64 Home Premium
> 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM