File dates change when copying

[Charles Austin]

Just installed XP. When I copy my old data files to the new system, it changes the dates to today.
This is bad.
How can I get it to keep the old file dates and time?

Frustrated in New Jersey.

[Charles Austin]

----- Byte wrote: -----

They should have 3 dates - Created, Modified and Accessed listed in their Properties.

THey do have the three dates, but the "date modified" is not the date modified, but the date when I transferred it to the data drive.

[Its only me]

Because that IS the date you modified it. ie copied it.

"Charles Austin" > wrote in message
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> ----- Byte wrote: -----
>
> They should have 3 dates - Created, Modified and Accessed listed in
their Properties.
>
> THey do have the three dates, but the "date modified" is not the date
modified, but the date when I transferred it to the data drive.
>
>
>

[Charles Austin]

No, I did not modify the file. I copied it. That is different.