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Copying hidden and system files
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Jonathan de Boyne Pollard
2010-01-27 17:19:24 UTC
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<p>Now copy the hidden file c:\boot.ini to a floppy disk or a flash
disk (e.g. with "<code>type E:\boot.ini &gt; F:\</code>). </p> </blockquote> <p>That should be <code>type E:\boot.ini &gt; F:\boot.ini</code>, of
course.&nbsp; <br>
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<p>The reason for using <code>TYPE</code> instead of just ordinary <code>COPY</code>,
by the way, is that the file has the hidden attribute.&nbsp; The <code>COPY</code>
built-in to Microsoft's CMD won't copy such files.&nbsp; If you are using a
different command interpreter, this is not an issue and you can use <code>COPY</code>.&nbsp;
With 4NT and Take Command, for example, simply use the <code>/H</code>
option to <code>COPY</code> to tell it to include hidden and system
files, thus: <code>copy /h E:\boot.ini F:\</code></p>
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Todd Vargo
2010-01-27 22:19:05 UTC
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Now copy the hidden file c:\boot.ini to a floppy disk or a flash disk
(e.g. with
"type E:\boot.ini > F:\).
That should be type E:\boot.ini > F:\boot.ini, of course.
The reason for using TYPE instead of just ordinary COPY, by the way, is
that the file
has the hidden attribute. The COPY built-in to Microsoft's CMD won't copy
such files.
If you are using a different command interpreter, this is not an issue
and you can use
COPY. With 4NT and Take Command, for example, simply use the /H option to
COPY to tell
it to include hidden and system files, thus: copy /h E:\boot.ini F:\
Type xcopy/? and observe the /H switch.
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