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Old 08-09-2007   #8 (permalink)
ken
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Re: moving files

Michael, probably good advice. I'll stick with copying and pasting.
Thanks for your help.

"Michael Solomon" wrote:

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> "ken" <ken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0BB1A459-6182-4163-BDA2-80D88776FE1B@microsoft.com...
> > Steve, I'm sorry but these tired old must be more tired than I thought. I
> > do
> > not see any file attached.
> >
> > "Steve Easton" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "ken" <ken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E8B365C9-D9CE-40F0-A4A6-E836380C09CB@microsoft.com...
> >> > Michael,thanks for the quick reply but I don't see an attached file.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Scroll down and copy paste what he posted into notepad and save it with
> >> the .reg extension.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Steve Easton
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>

> Maybe it has something to do with the fact you appear to be viewing and
> posting from the Web interface as opposed to using an e-mail client. I'm
> not sure because I'm not using the web interface at this time.
>
> Just a note of caution about "Moving." Many years ago, early in my Windows
> experience so it might have been Windows 3.1 I opted to move a bunch of
> files at once to a different folder or drive and hit a glitch and lost a
> sizable chunk of those files. I scrounged around and managed to get most of
> them back off of backups but it wasn't easy. The lesson, for me anyway,
> always Copy. Then, if something goes wrong, you've lost nothing. You can
> always delete the originals after a successful copy but if you move and
> something goes wrong, you've lost the originals as well and it may be a real
> chore getting them back, if at all.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
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