Hello z5worg, I'll start by the end of your message.
> I appreciate your kind note of caution. But I resent Miguel's tone > (and people like him) who jumps to conclusion and thinks he knows it > all when he couldn't possibly have. Sorry if I offended you in some way. It was not my intention. And no, I know very well that I do not know everything. Much the contrary. But usually, not always, when I talk about something is because I think I know what I'm talking about. And believe me, many of the things I know I learnt by listening to people who know more than me. Now to your other paragraph: > The WinXP in Windows Explorer is already set to "Show hidden files and > folders" and "Hide protected operating system files" is also > unchecked. But I still cannot open the "System Volume Information" > folder. Have you open that folder and copied any files from that > folder? If not, would you try and let me know? I am simply trying to > use TC to make a full backup copy of my C: drive (a new installation > of WinXP); so that if I need to reinstall a clean copy of WinXP, I can > simply do a copy from this backup and it would be mostly all > configured. To be able to open, or view or copy the "System Volume Information" you would need to change the the access permissions because, as I think I told you in my previous message, it is only accessible to the system. In particular for System Restore. On the other hand, even if you could do so, backing up the "System Volume Information" would serve you no purpose because if you are going to install XP again, it will create/configure a new "System Volume Information" for each volume (drive or partition). Anyway, if you are curious and what to see what's inside, take a look at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531 or http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm or search Google for more links. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.0.2.4 Rush ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
