Vista - How can I preserve creation date in a Copy?

09-29-2007

I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I preserve
the Creation Date that was on the original files.

When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from
WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't
true.

John

09-30-2007

"John" <John@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Quote:

> I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I
> preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files.
>
> When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from
> WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't
> true.

Since nobody answers: XYplorer file manager can preserve the Creation Date.
But note: this feature will only be present in the coming up version 6.40!

http://www.xyplorer.com/ (not freeware, but 30-day free trial)

Don

09-30-2007

Total Commander (File Manager Program) will allow you to keep the original
creation dates - if YOU choose the option among it hundreds of user
selectable preferences. By default, "it" also uses the current date when
transferring files/folders.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"John" <John@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I
> preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files.
>
> When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from
> WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't
> true.
>
> John
>

10-11-2007

I eventually found out that I needed to set the Vista Date to Date, not Date
Modified, which was apparently the default.

John

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Total Commander (File Manager Program) will allow you to keep the original
> creation dates - if YOU choose the option among it hundreds of user
> selectable preferences. By default, "it" also uses the current date when
> transferring files/folders.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
> "John" <John@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A76dnR_QNquO-2PbnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I
>> preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files.
>>
>> When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from
>> WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't
>> true.
>>
>> John
>>

>

09-29-2007	#1 (permalink)
John n/a posts	How can I preserve creation date in a Copy? I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files. When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't true. John
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09-30-2007	#2 (permalink)
Donald Lessau n/a posts	Re: How can I preserve creation date in a Copy? "John" <John@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:A76dnR_QNquO-2PbnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I > preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files. > > When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from > WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't > true. Since nobody answers: XYplorer file manager can preserve the Creation Date. But note: this feature will only be present in the coming up version 6.40! http://www.xyplorer.com/ (not freeware, but 30-day free trial) Don
My System Specs

09-30-2007	#3 (permalink)
Richard Urban n/a posts	Re: How can I preserve creation date in a Copy? Total Commander (File Manager Program) will allow you to keep the original creation dates - if YOU choose the option among it hundreds of user selectable preferences. By default, "it" also uses the current date when transferring files/folders. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) "John" <John@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A76dnR_QNquO-2PbnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I > preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files. > > When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from > WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't > true. > > John >
My System Specs

10-11-2007	#4 (permalink)
John n/a posts	Re: How can I preserve creation date in a Copy? I eventually found out that I needed to set the Vista Date to Date, not Date Modified, which was apparently the default. John "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O85a8V2AIHA.4232@xxxxxx Quote: > Total Commander (File Manager Program) will allow you to keep the original > creation dates - if YOU choose the option among it hundreds of user > selectable preferences. By default, "it" also uses the current date when > transferring files/folders. > > -- > > > Regards, > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > (For email, remove the obvious from my address) > > > "John" <John@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:A76dnR_QNquO-2PbnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> I'm copying files from my old disk to my new Vista disk. How do I >> preserve the Creation Date that was on the original files. >> >> When I did this going from Win98 to WinME, it worked fine, but not from >> WinME to Vista, which sets the Creation Date to today's date, which isn't >> true. >> >> John >> >
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