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I want to have a shortcut on the desktop that, upon being clicked, copies files from a network share to the local disk. This is easy enough with xcopy or the like, but is there some way to use the standard Explorer file copy progress dialog? I'm on Windows XP.

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If you're already comfortable with xcopy, why not try making a batch file?

Just open a text editor, type in what you'd usually type in the console to achieve this, and save it as a .bat file either directly to your desktop or somewhere else (and then create a shortcut).

(As a side note, though, depending on why you're copying things from a network share en-masse, you might consider looking at various syncing solutions or try something like Dropbox.)

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I've used the xcopy and batch file method, but I want to have a progress display (even if it's not 100% accurate) without having to use another application, preferably. – Smurf64 Jul 5 '11 at 4:13
In that case, you might try something like QuickSync or using a free automator program to make the Explorer drag and drop into one click. – UtopiaLtd Jul 5 '11 at 4:16
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