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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (7490)	5/16/1999 7:18:00 PM
From: Spots	Respond to of 14778

>>Could one use NT Explorer to copy the WINNT directory to a WINNT2 directory on the same partition ..then modify the boot.ini? The result being two operating systems on the same drive..eliminating drive letter problems? I have succeeded in doing that, but I have more often failed. I don't know the reasons for success or failure, unfortunately. BUT you can't copy an active NT. You have to boot another one, then copy. That means you will have three. I have experimented a little with this and have had initial success but not pursued it further. I have also failed at it. I have not pursued that either. My method is to boot to my backup NT and copy the primary NT for the purpose of restoration in an emergency. This is only the NT directory itself, at most (not the partition). Although I have copied the whole shebang from time to time, usually what I copy is just the registry. I have never had to restore more than just the registry. Again I note, for anyone not following this sub-thread of conversation, that we are ONLY talking about OS and possibly application restores here (KOT). We are NOT talking about data backup, which is a different issue. Sorry if this is redundant, but I am only reading my direct posts nowadays, so I don't know what's being posted around me on the thread. Spots