It??™s possible to open the XML file in
Internet Explorer to see how it looks. Figure 22.5 shows a typical example. Notice how each file
appears as part of a
element. The name and hashes appear as child elements.
When you perform a verification, the utility outputs a simple success message of ???All files
verified successfully.??? However, when the verification fails, you??™ll see a list of entries that didn??™t
match. You??™ll see a list of modified files that includes the original hash value and the new hash
value. The hash values aren??™t actually important. What??™s important is that you can use them to
detect changes in files.
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Figure 22.5
The FCIV offers only
the XML data format
to save the hashes
for you.
Getting the Better XCopy with XXCopy
Magazines often provide valuable resources for the administrator who works at the command line
by making you aware of certain problems. For example, the article titled, ???Windows Tips: Safer
Backups??”The Long and Short of It,??? at http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,41242,00
.asp makes you aware of a problem with using XCopy or XCopy32 for creating a backup of your
system.
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