> I am using the windows gui, not the command line version.
> When I copy a site down onto my C drive, the URL 
references 
> are all referenceing the folder structure on the C drive 
> where the copy is stored.

No - this is what you see in the browser when the mouse 
pointer is floating on links, but ALL links are in fact 
relative (or absolute with http:// for external references)

Try to move the folder on another location and you'll see 
that it'll work (including CDROM, or even a website 
location)