I have no answer to your specific question..but maybe drop another hard drive into the dos box...copy over then move the hard drive to the XP box?
Or is this dos box being backed up somehow...do a restore? Try robocopy, it often copies stuff better..... > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:20 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: DOS to XP share > > > Hope someone has an answer. > I have several DOS systems that now need to connect to XP systems to > get to > the network. (Switching from Novell to MS 2003 Ent. so no easy > connecting > to the server) > The DOS systems are running tcpip. > They connect and map a drive on the XP box. I can access the directory > and > create directories and copy files 1 or 2 at a time, > The problem is that I start copying directories full of files from the > DOS > box to the XP box, it will copy a file or 2 and then just sits on a > file, > the XP box shows the file as 0KB. > I then have to reboot the DOS system to get it back. CTL&Break doesn't > work. The 0kb file is locked by the DOS box and can only be deleted by > it, > even if I've rebooted. > Any ideas why I am having issues coping files? > TIA > B > > . > . > Why didn't George Washington's father punish him for chopping down the > Cherry Tree? > > George still had the ax. > . > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
