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at last!
I opened "Folder Lock" and changed folder options in winXP unchecking "hide protected operating system files"
then I saw the strange folder named with the special character codes, it has been hidden, I renamed it to "new"
but when I click it, it shows control panel instead of subfolders and files
in cmd I can see the files now by dir command, I just have to copy them
how do I copy folders in cmd? I can copy files but I don't know what is the command to copy a folder?
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OK, CHEERS!
I figured it out!
I managed to copy the content with the xcopy command
the "hide protected operating system files" option was the key to the problem, after I unchecked it and was able to see the folder in windowsXP, I renamed it and then in cmd I could see its content with "dir" and copy the locked files and folders with "xcopy"
this is how it worked!
thanks for the help!