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Number   :  225
Date     :  2001-06-17
Author   :  Shep Sweeney
Subject  :  Re: Re4:  restoring from full CD backup
Size(KB) :  4


Dan,
After reading the responses from various members of
the
group, I inserted my CD mirror image of the Windows
Directory in my CDrom, and went to Explorer and then
toggled down to the G Drive (my CDrom drive) and
clicked on it. Windows Directory opened and showed
all its sub directories. I moved my mouse over the
Windows\Catroot Subdirectory(Whatever that is) and it
showed me 3 subdirectories under Catroot each of which
had a long file name(at least 36 digets). Does this
not indicate that my CD image contains long file
names?
Thanks, Shep
--- Dan Anderson  wrote:
> Michael, that's good news and adds confirmation to
> Ken's earlier comments.
> Its always good to get several comments on this sort
> of subject.
> 
> I took a look at the website that has the doslfnbk
> download and it has some
> fairly extensive documentation regarding the use of
> command line switches.
> Could you or Ken tell us what line switches you
> found worked effectively for
> the purpose we are discussing here. I know this is
> somewhat off-topic with
> regard to xxcopy but doslfnbk does seem to extend
> the functionality of
> xxcopy in a very important way.
> 
> Regards,
> ...Dan
> 
> ===================================
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Marquart 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Re3: [xxcopy] restoring from full CD
> backup
> 
> 
> >
> > Just jumping in here - I backup my Windows
> installation using ZIP after
> > booting to a straight DOS session, and use
> DOSLFNBK to save the long and
> short
> > filenames prior to the backup - saving the data
> file and DOSLFNBK in the
> ZIP
> > file too. This saves the shortfilenames as they
> are on the HDD in the
> ZIP
> > file, and DOSLFNBK saves the longfilenames to the
> data file.
> >
> > When it comes to restoring, I can boot to DOS from
> a boot floppy, or a
> > specially prepared bootable cdrom, and then
> restore the zip and use
> DOSLFNBK
> > to restore the long filenames.
> >
> > I have done so twice, and it works a treat for me.
> >
> > Michael.
> >
> >
> > >Hi again James. I think I may have misconstrued
> your comment. I would
> > >agree that if your computer lets you boot from a
> CD then you can do what
> you
> > >have said: create a bootable CD and work from a
> DOS environment. That
> > >would, however, still leave the issue of what
> process one could then use
> to
> > >re-establish the WIN98 operating system and
> programs and would not
> resolve
> > >the issue of a consistent matching of long and
> short file name in order
> to
> > >function in the WIN98 environment.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >...Dan
> > >
> > >================================
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Dan Anderson 
> > >To: 
> > >Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 11:21 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [xxcopy] restoring from full CD
> backup
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> James, I think Kan can speak to this better
> than I can but my
> > >understanding
> > >> is that even with the sys, a CD drive is not
> the same as a hard drive
> with
> > >> respect to how the proprietary software has
> stored information with
> regard
> > >> to the file names.
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> ...Dan
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: james sadler 
> > >> To: 
> > >> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 8:30 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [xxcopy] restoring from full CD
> backup
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > I liked DOS and we used to have tiny
> hard drives
> > >> > back in the day. I wonder if we couldn't sys
> the cdrw
> > >> > drive using xxcopy and then boot to a DOS
> computer
> > >> > that is in fact nothing but a CD drive. If
> that works
> > >> > we should be able to manipulate c: while
> operating
> > >> > from the CD drive.
> > >> >
> > >> >
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