XCOPY32 Does Not Prompt You Before Overwriting Files
Article ID: 134772
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q134772
SYMPTOMS
When you use the XCOPY32 command to copy files, you are not prompted
before it overwrites files that are already present.
CAUSE
The XCOPY32 command is not designed to prompt you before overwriting
existing files.
NOTE: Xcopy32.exe is an internal helper program that is not designed to
be run directly from the command line. It is designed only to be run as a
helper by the main Xcopy.exe program.
RESOLUTION
Do not run the Xcopy32.exe program directly. Instead, use one of the
following methods:
- Use the XCOPY command. The XCOPY command prompts you before files are
overwritten, provided the COPYCMD environment variable has not been set
to the value "/Y." If you set this environment variable, you can force
overwrite protection by changing the command to:
SET COPYCMD=/-Y
- Use Windows Explorer to copy files.
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