Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news.harvard.edu!ogicse!uwm.edu!rpi!kudla From: kudla@acm.rpi.edu (Robert Kudla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Warning on Copy II PC Board + Help on Copying? Keywords: Mislead, Misinform, Misdirect, COPY Message-ID: Date: 5 Apr 93 22:47:42 GMT Article-I.D.: rpi.y3g53tr References: Nntp-Posting-Host: hermes.acm.rpi.edu In v063kcbp@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (MITCH) writes: >Now, does anyone know a way to back up the masters of Word-Perfect 5.1 for >Windows, Windows 3.1, and Norton 6.0 so I can send another copy to my >permanent (non-college) address for safe-keeping? Students keep borrowing >my masters, and I'm worried they'll get screwed up! (Please don't tell me You realize, of course, that inevitably some anal retentive moron is going to come along and wag his fingers and his jowls in outrage that personal politics are more important than [SMCAP][BOLD][Font:God 999pt.]The Law[smcap][bold][font]. But that's irrelevant to the problem here. Windows came with my system, but on 5.25" disks. I hate using 5.25" disks, so I copied them over to high density 3.5"'s using xcopy. It worked fine. In fact, for a while I was changing configurations and whatnot so much that I decided to try putting them on the hard disk. Not only can you copy them over with one disk per directory, but if you want to, you can simply copy them all into one directory. Makes it a lot nicer when you're switching printer emulations around. Norton 6.0 I don't have much experience with, but when a friend's system crashed, we restored from a backup rather than from the originals, and it worked fine. This would imply that arj a -r norton c:\nu would create a workable backup, and if you did a full install the first time, you've got the whole thing. Never played with WP for Windows; I'm not too big of a fan of anything from Utah. Good luck.... Disclaimer: Don't Copy That Floppy! (tm) Just Say No! (r) Respect Your Elders! For The Wages Of Sin Is (sic) Death And A Hefty Legal Bill! DO YOU OFFEND? Rob -- Rob kudla@acm.rpi.edu Keywords - Oldfield Jane's Leather Yes Win3.1 Phish light blue right Bondage r.e.m. DTP Steely Dan DS9 FNM OWL Genesis In the spaceship, the silver spaceship, the lion takes control.....
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