Revert from Vista to XP using Windows.old

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command. For example,
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"Karl" <Karl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:98B0F8AA-3769-4AFC-82CA-772DCFA5CC02@microsoft.com...

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to restore a PC from Vista to XP using the Windows.old folder.
> I
> understand most of the instructions I find here:
>
> Z:\Freelance\May 2007\Uninstall Vista Upgrade\How to restore a computer to
> a
> previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista.htm
>
> What I don't understand is what "y" refers to in the following:
>
> move /y"c:\windows.old\documents and settings" c:\
>
> Can anyone explain?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Karl

Y in the 'move' command suppresses prompting for overwriting an existing file in the destination location
-Y forces prompting to query for overwriting.

..winston

"Karl" <Karl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:98B0F8AA-3769-4AFC-82CA-772DCFA5CC02@microsoft.com...
: Hi,
:
: I'm trying to restore a PC from Vista to XP using the Windows.old folder. I
: understand most of the instructions I find here:
:
: Z:\Freelance\May 2007\Uninstall Vista Upgrade\How to restore a computer to a
: previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista.htm
:
: What I don't understand is what "y" refers to in the following:
:
: move /y"c:\windows.old\documents and settings" c:\
:
: Can anyone explain?
:
: Many Thanks
:
: Karl