Dave Swindell
New Member
Bat to exe converter will not download on my Windows 7. It says the zip file is invalid.
I have the same problem with XCOPY described in this thread.
I have used XCOPY in similar .BAT files on all my PCs from DOS through every Windows to Vista. It refuses to work on 7.
The code in the .BAT file is as follows :-
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\My Documents\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CHANGES_Documents" /s /m
echo off
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\My Pictures\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CHANGES_Pictures" /s /m
echo off
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\My Music\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CHANGES_Music" /s /m
echo off
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\Contacts\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CONTACTS" /s /m
echo off
pause
The way I and my family use it, on all our PCs, is as follows :-
Plug in the backup device (nowadays a USB external drive but in the past it has been a series of 3.5 inch disks)
Open the device and click on .BAT file BACKUP_ALL.BAT
It should then copy all the files that have changed since the last time the .BAT file was run onto the necesary folders in "DAVIDS_BACKUPS" on the current drive - that is those with their ARCHIVE attributes set on. But it only works with "Contacts", with all the other XCOPIES is says :-
File not found - *.*
0 File(s) copied
even though all the ARCHIVE attributes on all the files are most certainly set ON.
I need this to work every time for all my users. It is unreasonable to have to go to heightened Administrator levels. My users are essentially naive.
All further help most gratefully received
I have the same problem with XCOPY described in this thread.
I have used XCOPY in similar .BAT files on all my PCs from DOS through every Windows to Vista. It refuses to work on 7.
The code in the .BAT file is as follows :-
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\My Documents\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CHANGES_Documents" /s /m
echo off
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\My Pictures\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CHANGES_Pictures" /s /m
echo off
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\My Music\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CHANGES_Music" /s /m
echo off
echo on
xcopy "C:\Users\David\Contacts\*.*" "DAVID_BACKUPS\CONTACTS" /s /m
echo off
pause
The way I and my family use it, on all our PCs, is as follows :-
Plug in the backup device (nowadays a USB external drive but in the past it has been a series of 3.5 inch disks)
Open the device and click on .BAT file BACKUP_ALL.BAT
It should then copy all the files that have changed since the last time the .BAT file was run onto the necesary folders in "DAVIDS_BACKUPS" on the current drive - that is those with their ARCHIVE attributes set on. But it only works with "Contacts", with all the other XCOPIES is says :-
File not found - *.*
0 File(s) copied
even though all the ARCHIVE attributes on all the files are most certainly set ON.
I need this to work every time for all my users. It is unreasonable to have to go to heightened Administrator levels. My users are essentially naive.
All further help most gratefully received