Copy

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP OEM Upgrade

Copies a single file to another location. The copy command with the parameters listed below is only available when you are using the Recovery Console. The copy command with different parameters is available from the command prompt.

copy source [destination]

Parameters
SourceSpecifies the location and name of the file to be copied. Source can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, a file name, or a combination.
DestinationSpecifies the location and name of a file or set of files to which you want to copy. Destination can consist of a drive letter and colon, a folder name, a file name, or a combination.

Notes:

The source may be removable media, any directory within the system directories of the current Windows installation, the root of any drive, the local installation sources, or the Cmdcons directory.

The destination may be any of the same locations as the source except removable media. If a destination is not specified, it defaults to the current directory.

A compressed file from the Windows Installation CD is decompressed as it is copied.

Copy does not support wildcard characters.

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