How can I copy files in DOS that are being used. Thanks.

There are very few occasions where you can't access a DOS file. More likely you are trying to copy a Windows file that is in use. The easiest way to do this is to reboot to DOS. From the start menu, choose shutdown, then choose the option restart in DOS mode. From there you can copy files all you want because windows is no longer loaded. Hope that helps, -Michael

If you are copying and you are in real mode (DOS), there can be no files being used. The file sharing conflict occurs when multitasking is in progress, and you try to copy a program in use. For example I had a Wordperfect 5.1 document open. (I was using the DR-DOS multitasker for DOS) When I decided to multitask outside the document to rename it, I could not because of a file sharing conflict. To make a long story short, you won't have the problem in real DOS. Exit to DOS at the shutdown menu and copy away.