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Number   :  5218
Date     :  2003-08-06
Author   :  niteowl
Subject  :  new user question
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Hi all,

I have just installed and run xxcopy (the free version) and have a question 
concerning using the backup.

My goal is to have a backup of my C: drive, specifically the windows 
folder, that I can simply copy back to the a clean C: drive in the event of 
a crash that necessitates either deleting the windows folder or formatting 
and starting over.

Since XXCopy won't work in DOS because of LFN's, that means I would have to 
reinstall windows. My systems are all setup with only "windows" on the C: 
drive, all other programs are installed to the D: drive. Of course most 
programs write files to windows\system folder and to the registry, so ..... 
my question is: if after I either delete the windows folder or reinstall 
windows and copy the backup over the new installation, will everything then 
be as it was before the crash? Will the registry entries be overwritten as 
well as all system files?

I do not want to copy the entire drive using programs like Ghost or 
whatever because I may not want the same size partition, I just want to be 
able to copy the files back to the drive and have it work.

Is this program going to do what I want?

thanks,
niteowl

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