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> From: Michael M Mason <mmmason@ntlworld.com>
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:14:28 +0000
> 
> But the copy operation would have been done by NT, doubtless in text
> mode.

I doubt that.  File-copy commands on modern Windows systems work in
binary mode by default.  For example, try using the COPY command or
XCOPY.

In any case, copying files in an archive is always a better idea.