The files would have to be dated "that date of copy" because youve "copied"
"new" files.Howver,one could copy files "as is" but this method would copy
all files from C: To do this,format new hd in xp,once thru,go to run,type:
XCOPY C:\*.* E:\ /c/h/e/k/r Agree to all in the DOS window,also E: being
the new hd,but if asigned diffrent letter,then use that letter
instead.Also,this
way of using XCOPY generally used with 2 IDE hds,on same IDE cable,giving E:
bootable capability,not sure if it would be bootable on external hd,but
booting
to xp cd,running a "repair" install it might work,either way,youre files
would get
transfered with original creation date to them...
"WWBlue" wrote:
> I'm trying to copy files to a new external drive with the copy command in
> Windows Explorer.
>
> It works but changes the 'creation date' to the date the files were copied
> over to the new drive.
>
> I want to retain the original creation of the files. How do I copy them,
> NOT back them up, to the new drive without altering the creation date?