From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Marcus,   
      
   >>Carson,   
   >>   
   > Del   
      
   ???   
      
   >>I can imagine that, as Windows (as far back as XP) has got a "time   
   >>freeze" method build-in - to make copying of a HD possible while the   
   >>os is running on, and modifying it.   
   >>   
   >   
   > That is called making a backup.   
      
   Not quite.   
      
   Try to make copy all files from a drive which is activily in use and all you   
   will get is something which /looks/ right*, but will effectivily be   
   garbage - as some files will be changed after others have already been   
   backed up.  IOW, the files will be out of sync with each other.   
      
   * ignoring the problems you will run into because of not being allowed to   
   copy files which are in use by other processes.   
      
   No, the "time freeze" (or "shadow copy" as its officially called) is   
   /preceeding/ the copying process, to make it *possible* to make a usefull   
   backup of an HD thats currently in use.   
      
   The trick would be to, on shutdown, instead of releasing the time-frozen   
   branch of files, release the other branch (the modified by the still running   
   OS files).   
      
   Full disclosure (of sorts): I'm a hobby programmer. :-)   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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