How to copy a working copy of Windows?

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From Alexej Antipov To All 27 October 2002

So, you've entered the nuclear portal of the Electric Castle, All! INITIAL DATA: Available: 1. A copy of the Windows and Program Files folders after normal installation of Windows and the main necessary programs on a disc (and, accordingly, autoexec.bat, config.sys, Io.sys, msdos.sys, etc.). 2. Formatted drive C. GOAL: Carefully and simply copy all this from the disc to drive C, getting On it, accordingly, Windows are fully installed. PROBLEM: When copying all this under DOS, it is not possible to write long file names, in particular the name of the Program Files folder. We have to play "wolf" goat and cabbage in the form: - first, both folders under DOS are copied as is, with long names trimmed files. Thank God, Windows after this somehow, albeit with great swearing, but loading; - then under Windows the contents of the Windows folder on the disc are copied again to drive C in some other folder, say Pindows. Folder Progra~1 on drive C is renamed to, say, Drogra~1. Program Files folder c the discs are copied again to drive C; - reboot to DOS. There the Windows and Drogra~1 folders, the Pindows folder are deleted renamed to Windows. - Then follows a normal reboot of Windows, and then a long defragmentation of drive C.How can I simplify all this by copying it in one pass? Are there any utilities, shells, "drivers" that allow is it ok to work with long file names under DOS? Sincere via, Alexej aka Marillion. . - SBB "Welcome" '1991 *** 2. Welcome <5:25>