Hello Scott.
Well, first things first. To transfer the entire contents of a drive to
another, including hidden files, along with those on the boot sector, use
the xcopy program with a number of switches. These switches will make the
transfer quiet, complete and leave you with every single file from the
primary drive on the second drive. Use the following command with run:
xcopy c:*.* /e/h/k/r/c d:
This command, of course, assumes that your destination drive is d.
Now, as to the key issue, it depends, of course, on whether you have the
older or new protection system. If you are using the Everlock system, as
you know, you should remove it from your source drive first by going into
dos from Windows, logging onto the a drive, then typing evmove c: a:. If
you have the newer system, then remove the key by running the windows
program on your authorization disk called jfwauth.exe. With this much
improved system, you can easily obtain count info, remove or place keys etc.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
At 05:36 AM 8/5/99 -0700, scott fischer wrote:
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>Listers,
>
> I am more then likely going to transfer my entire i.d.e. Samson 8.4 hard
>drive to a quantum Viking 4.5 ultra wide scsi drive. I have tried using "EV
>move" on my small system to take off the key, but it wouldn't allow the key
>to move off the hard drive even with the exact correct floppy in the gate.
>
> Jfw one day over the phone gave me five new keys by having me type some
>numbers into the floppy or where ever it was aimed at, and low and behold,
>there they were, five new keys. Could it be that the key file is full and
>this is why when trying to put a sixth key onto the floppy it wouldn't take?
>
> I think it would be important to move the key off the Samson c drive
>before making it my new d: drive backup drive, and then when I install my
>ultra wide scsi to put the key back on.
>
> Can some one direct me in this project so when it comes time to actually
>do this, I am prepared. The last thing I want are questions while in the
>middle of this. I don't want to get stuck!
>
> Please, if anybody knows what program is a good program, or if just
>"X-copy" is a good way to transfer information complete like an exact
>mirror to another drive, I'd appreciate knowing, plus how to remove the
>key, put it back in place on the new c: drive.
>
>Lastly, since I have to drives one for c, other as d:, do I need two keys
>one on each drive to make this work?
>
>thanks and grateful for help,
>
>
>Scott
>
>
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Jerry
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