bug in DOS, seems to have existed for ages...

[Paul Austin]

If you want to copy the contents of directories, copy will not work. Your
best bet would be (based on your model)

xcopy d:\win98\. c:\win98\ /e

This will copy all of the necessary files, while doing a recursive search
through all directories, even empty ones.

krakan wrote in message <35ab692...@news.supernews.com>...
>Sorry, having today experienced it again, maybe someone can tell me
>what either I do wrong or how to fix a prehistoric dos bug...
>
>I normally follow the folloing procedure when hand installing
>windows...
>1. md c:\win98
>2. d:\
>3. cd win98
>4. dir
>5. copy *.* c:\win98\*.*
>
>with reading win 95 or whatever instead of 98 where required.
>D: in above case is the cdrom drive and C: can be any drive...
>Problem:
>
>If I donot do 'dir'
>the copy doesnt work, and one file may be copied only.
>Its like the system needs the dir to find out what it got present on
>the cd...
>Note that I have seen it happen on many different systems over a long
>period of time.
>However I wouldnt mind knowing WHY this happens.... or if MS after X
>years of the bug existing could fix it (g)

[IVIidnight £inen®]

On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:29:31 +0100, "Paul Austin"
<PaulR...@Eaton.com> wrote:

>If you want to copy the contents of directories, copy will not work. Your
>best bet would be (based on your model)
>
>xcopy d:\win98\. c:\win98\ /e
>
>This will copy all of the necessary files, while doing a recursive search
>through all directories, even empty ones.
>
>
>krakan wrote in message <35ab692...@news.supernews.com>...
>>Sorry, having today experienced it again, maybe someone can tell me
>>what either I do wrong or how to fix a prehistoric dos bug...
>>
>>I normally follow the folloing procedure when hand installing
>>windows...
>>1. md c:\win98
>>2. d:\
>>3. cd win98
>>4. dir
>>5. copy *.* c:\win98\*.*
>>

number 5. should read: copy *.* c:\win98

IVIidnight £inen®
#include <disclaimer.h>

[Phantom]

Try this --

c:
md Win98
d:
cd Win98
copy *.* c:\Win98

or

c:
md win98
cd win98
d:
cd win98
copy *.* c:

or

md c:\win98
copy d:\win98\*.* c:\win98

Phantom

[IVIidnight £inen®]

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:50:31 GMT, kra...@my.email.address (krakan)
wrote:

>You try that please as it will copy ALL files to a file win98, no
>extension on the c rootnode...
>Overwriting each other(g)
>That mistake I made YEARS ago...
>>
>>IVIidnight £inen®
>>#include <disclaimer.h>

It will copy (or attempt to copy) all files to file win98, no
extension, only if you forget the slash. Also, it would not copy this
file in C:\, but in your C:\win98 directory in your example.

Try it in DOS 6.21

IVIidnight £inen®
#include <disclaimer.h>