Vista and batch file to copy files to XP machine

[andrewpmoore]

I've just upgraded my main machine to vista, but keep a copy of important files on my media center pc (xp mce).

Before upgrading I just had a batch files that contained the following

xcopy "C:\Pictures" "\\hcpc\Pictures" /d /e /v /c /y /z

-double clicking on it copied the files across.

Now i'm running vista, the only way I can get this script to work is to first under computer, go to \\hcpc and enter a username and password. If i don't to this step first I just get an 'invalid drive specification message'.

I'm not sure security wise what i need to do to get this to work without the above extra step. Any idea?

Also was the feature canned in vista that allows you to keep directories in sync between two computers. I'm sure I ready about it months ago, but cannot find it.
Cheers

[s_kinton]

Give microsofts SyncToy v1.4 a try. Thats windows vista compatible and is very handy for backing up files regularly

[andrewpmoore]

thanks, just downloaded it and it looks ideal.

[Splash]

I believe you could also have setup a persistent drive mapping to hcpc, but I use robocopy rather than xcopy so I could be wrong.