copy large directory fails with visual basic .net 2.0

Fork this work off to a new thread, and keep it off the main UI thread.

e.g.

Imports System.Threading

Public Class Form1
    Private strWorkstationFQDN As String = "localhost"

    Private Sub btnStart_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnStart.Click
        Dim copyThread As New Thread(New ParameterizedThreadStart(AddressOf DoCopy))
        Dim paths(1) As String

        paths(0) = "C:\Temp\jre1.6.0_30"
        paths(1) = "\\" & strWorkstationFQDN & "\c$\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_30"

        copyThread.Start(paths)
    End Sub

    Private Sub DoCopy(ByVal threadParam As Object)
        Dim paths() As String = DirectCast(threadParam, String())

        My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(paths(0), paths(1), True)
    End Sub
End Class

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If you require notification that the task has completed, then you might prefer the BackgroundWorker class instead.

I tried that, but I still get an error.  If I manually copy the files it works fine.  It does prompt me to overwrite the files.

error=Could not complete operation on some files and directories. See the Data property of the exception for more details.

 Private Sub DoCopy(ByVal threadParam As Object)
        Dim paths() As String = DirectCast(threadParam, String())
        Try
            My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(paths(0), paths(1), True)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try

    End Sub

also could it show the copyui, prograss bar? as it does the copy?

Also, I would like to know if all the copies completed without an error.  I have about 300 copies to make.

also could it show the copyui, prograss bar? as it does the copy?

For that, you are going to need a different approach.

What kind of exception is generated?

dont have to have the ui, but would like to know that all the copies completed.  

   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.FxCopyOrMoveDirectory(CopyOrMove operation, String sourceDirectoryPath, String targetDirectoryPath, Boolean overwrite)
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.CopyOrMoveDirectory(CopyOrMove operation, String sourceDirectoryName, String destinationDirectoryName, Boolean overwrite, UIOptionInternal showUI, UICancelOption onUserCancel)
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.FileSystemProxy.CopyDirectory(String sourceDirectoryName, String destinationDirectoryName, Boolean overwrite)
   at Chadware.Form1.DoCopy(Object threadParam) in C:\Temp\practicevb\NEWSQL\EasyButton2\EasyButton2\Form1.vb:line 4982
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart(Object obj)

perfect