Query using xcopy from Windows XP

[Gavin]

I have a batch program using xcopy32 to copy some files.
It runs fine on Windows 98, but not so on Windows XP. I've
heard that XP has dropped the 32 going back to just xcopy.
Can somebody confirm this -- I don't have a system with
Windows XP loaded to test it my-self!

Cheers
Gavin

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Gavin

Use 'xcopy' instead of 'xcopy32'.

Will

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I have a batch program using xcopy32 to copy some files.
It runs fine on Windows 98, but not so on Windows XP. I've
heard that XP has dropped the 32 going back to just xcopy.
Can somebody confirm this -- I don't have a system with
Windows XP loaded to test it my-self!

As Will points out, it is xcopy and not xcopy32 in XP. To add to that
though, there is no reason to call xcopy32 directly even in Windows 98.
If you are running Windows 98 in 32 bit protected mode, meaning you are
running inside of the Windows environment and not a DOS boot, then
calling xcopy automatically gets you the 32 bit version. So you could
modify your batch file to just call xcopy and it will work for both
Windows 98 and XP.

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Tom Porterfield
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