4TH REQUEST : Transfer Files Using DOS

[Guest]

This is my 4th request in this Newsgroup, never seem to
get appropriate answers :'{ . The only thing I want is
the syntax of the command to copy a folder inclusive of
subfolders from drive D:\ to drive C:\. I dont have XCOPY
command functioning because I'm using Windows ME Startup
Disk to load into DOS and I've formatted my C:\ drive. So
maybe using something related to COPY command.. Hope
someone can help this time.

 

[Gordon]

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This is my 4th request in this Newsgroup, never seem to
get appropriate answers :'{ . The only thing I want is
the syntax of the command to copy a folder inclusive of
subfolders from drive D:\ to drive C:\. I dont have XCOPY
command functioning because I'm using Windows ME Startup
Disk to load into DOS and I've formatted my C:\ drive. So
maybe using something related to COPY command.. Hope
someone can help this time.

perhaps because XP doesn't HAVE Dos? Try in a DOS group!

 

[TVR Fan]

I assume then that your machine is pretty useless at the moment. You
obviously have access to a machine on the web though. Could you copy
xcopy.exe from the machine you use to access the web onto another floppy? Or
look on the web for a utility, maybe an implementation of the Linux / Unix
'cp' command?

Otherwise you'll have to do it by hand. Maybe write a batch file to do it if
there's a large tree you're trying to copy.

Sorry its just suggestions rather than a definitive answer!

--- Al.

 

[David]

This is my 4th request in this Newsgroup, never seem to
get appropriate answers :'{ . The only thing I want is
the syntax of the command to copy a folder inclusive of
subfolders from drive D:\ to drive C:\. I dont have XCOPY
command functioning because I'm using Windows ME Startup
Disk to load into DOS and I've formatted my C:\ drive. So
maybe using something related to COPY command.. Hope
someone can help this time.

COPY does not support going into directory structures.
That is one of the reasons XCOPY was created.

If a copy of XCOPY.EXE won't work for you, perhaps any
of the archive utilities would. Take your pick of ZIP,
LZH, ARC, etc. These can gather/restore a directory
structure in many situations.

David

 

[Answerguy]

Why don't you just add the XCOPY files to your startup
disk? You should use the same version ME cd that you used
to create the startup disk. You will need
XCOPY.EXE...XCOPY32.EXE...and XCOPY32.MOD. When you have
added them to your startup disk,boot the system and then
use the following syntax...xcopy d:\directory name
c:\directory name /e. You will be asked if the target is
a file or directory...choose directory and the copy
process should begin. The parameter tells XCOPY to also
copy sudirectories.Hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

This is the first tme I got an appropriate answer so many
thanks go to all of you I copied the xcopy files to the
startup disk and wow my system is restored thanks so
much. All bcoz of u'll I can now see light thru Windows
XP