Thursday, November 04, 2004, MAU [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > .....
>> 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). Thanks for the info. Does that mean that I can have a clean "reinstall" of WinXP by copying back from the backup copy described above -- without the "System Volume Informaiton" files? So does the OS create/configure a new "System Volume Informaiton" ONLY IF I reinstall from the WinXP installation CD? > 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. Thanks for the links. -- JM Using The Bat! 1.62r Under Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
