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TW>> Complete instructions are on their web site at

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TW> >http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy10.htm. Note that the clone operation
TW> may need>to be done 2-3 times before it completes.

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JE> This caught my eye. How on earth can CLONE OPERATION not BE
JE> COMPLETE with the first operation???? If it isn't, how on
JE> earth will you ever know when it IS complete? 

It is _almost_ laughable with all these additional required
'steps' it's a disaster waiting to happen and not a 'backup'
method I would recommend when sober. 

It would've been better to have just listed the URL to their
webpage here on FIDO and let interested people wade through
the entire description even though it's a waste of time.

One problem with paraphrasing or clipping text, necessary
information to fully understand the text can get lost.

The instructions are for using a dosbox and certain files will
be 'locked' by the system and not copied. I don't recall the
logic exactly but eventually they claim it will get around to
copying all of the files minus the VM swap file. 

No method using any form of 'copy' be it xcopy, xxcopy, or
drag-n-drop, will be a realiable 'clone' of the original
Windows 9x and newer hard drive. Use of short filenames within
the registry has made this impossible and Microsoft has
admitted the problem exists. Anyone who will take the time to
read the well-written websites explaining this will FOREVER
abandon this notion and learn to work with bit copiers and
image files. (though some that claim to be bit-copiers are not
and this needs to be verified before relying on any of them) 

Users of DOS, W30, W31, and WFWG can safely ignore this entire
thread. 

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