Anatomy of a hang

Undertoad · 03-24-2006, 02:53 PM

Urgh. There are some files in /windows that you can't copy while windows is booted, so I can't just drag and drop /windows to D: and I can't copy them to the external.

And you can't recursively copy directories in windows recovery console mode.

If I reinstall XP, those files will then be open when the new copy of XP boots, and won't stand for being overwritten by the old copies.

Can I copy those files in safe mode?

03-24-2006, 02:53 PM	#25
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Urgh. There are some files in /windows that you can't copy while windows is booted, so I can't just drag and drop /windows to D: and I can't copy them to the external. And you can't recursively copy directories in windows recovery console mode. If I reinstall XP, those files will then be open when the new copy of XP boots, and won't stand for being overwritten by the old copies. Can I copy those files in safe mode?

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