Hello Corey,
Have tried that. For example, under WinXP go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\DEFAULT
(filename DEFAULT) and try to copy that. No joy I am afraid.
Al+
CM> The share mode affects the rights that other programs have when they try to
CM> open the file AFTER you do. If another program, or the system, already has
CM> the file open in exclusive mode then you can't do much about that.
CM> David's solution is about the best. Making a copy of the file is about the
CM> simplest way to get at the data. Copy it, read the copy into your backup
CM> with the same details (filename, attribs, etc) as the original, then kill
CM> the copy.
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Regards,
Alistair+
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