Robocopy Stops Working

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I last used robocopy on 041209 and I updated my XP Home SP3 on 041609 and
today 041909 I have found that robocopy does not work anymore. It will
create the folder it is supposed to create but there is no contents in it. I
have also tried xcopy and xxcopy and all they will do is the same. I repair
reinstalled robocopy and the qui said something about the latest net
frameword updates but I have already updated. This message was at the bottom
of the gui and was a suggestion rather than a command about the net framework
updates. What else could be keeping robocopy, xcopy and xxcopy from copying
correctly?

Sincerely, Teefermup
 
Teefermup said:
I last used robocopy on 041209 and I updated my XP Home SP3 on 041609 and
today 041909 I have found that robocopy does not work anymore. It will
create the folder it is supposed to create but there is no contents in it. I
have also tried xcopy and xxcopy and all they will do is the same. I repair
reinstalled robocopy and the qui said something about the latest net
frameword updates but I have already updated. This message was at the bottom
of the gui and was a suggestion rather than a command about the net framework
updates. What else could be keeping robocopy, xcopy and xxcopy from copying
correctly?

Sincerely, Teefermup
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=More Information:

I have found that by pasting the robocopy argument from the
command file into the Run box the backup occurs as expected.
But the command file when clicked on still does not do the
backup. Below are two versions that work when pasted into
the Run box.

robocopy C:\Annoyance C:\BackupAnnoyance

robocopy "C:\Annoyance" "C:\BackupAnnoyance" /COPYALL /V /NP /R:10 /W:30

The results are the same when I use xcopy or xxcopy: clicking on the bat file
does not backup anything but when I paste the bat files argument in the Run
box the backup occurs.

==Here is the solution:

I use the Robocopy GUI version. Robocopy is in System32 folder.

I type in a command prompt box: robocopy /?
and I get the below:

'robocopy' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I type in a command prompt box: xcopy /?
and I get the below:

'xcopy' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

For set path in a command prompt box I get the below:

C:\>set path
Path=;C:\Program Files\Iso Buster
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

(How in the world can the Path be set to the above? I have been using
Iso Buster for several days now but do not know exactly when I began
using it.)

I googled path variable and got it for XP (from
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/environment.htm) and pasted it in and
rebooted and now robocopy works!

C:\Windows\System32\;C:\Windows\;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem

Teefermup is now happy and so are you if you
had this problem.
 
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