diff --git a/PROMS/Formats/frmFormatCopy.cs b/PROMS/Formats/frmFormatCopy.cs
index ca6d080a..f8430f2b 100644
--- a/PROMS/Formats/frmFormatCopy.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Formats/frmFormatCopy.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ namespace Formats
 			if (!txbxPROMSFormatsPath.Text.EndsWith(@"\")) txbxPROMSFormatsPath.Text += @"\";
 		}
 
+		private bool ExcludeFromCopy(string fn)
+		{
+			// don't copy formats whos file name starts with..
+			string[] excludeThese = { "WPS", "WEP", "WPB", "VCBEPP" };
+			foreach (string excludeThis in excludeThese)
+				if (fn.ToUpper().StartsWith(excludeThis)) return true;
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		private void btnCopyFormats_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			// make sure there is an ending back slash in the destination path
@@ -107,22 +116,28 @@ namespace Formats
 			FileInfo[] fis = di_fmtgen.GetFiles("*.xml");
 			foreach (FileInfo fi in fis)
 			{
-				FileInfo fio = new FileInfo(destFmtallPath + fi.Name);
-				if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
-				fi.CopyTo(fio.FullName, true);
-				fio = new FileInfo(destFmtallPath + fi.Name);
-				if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
+				if (!ExcludeFromCopy(fi.Name))
+				{
+					FileInfo fio = new FileInfo(destFmtallPath + fi.Name);
+					if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
+					fi.CopyTo(fio.FullName, true);
+					fio = new FileInfo(destFmtallPath + fi.Name);
+					if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
+				}
 			}
 			// copy the genmacall format files
 			di_fmtgen = di.GetDirectories("genmacall")[0];
 			fis = di_fmtgen.GetFiles("*.svg");
 			foreach (FileInfo fi in fis)
 			{
-				FileInfo fio = new FileInfo(destGenmacallPath + fi.Name);
-				if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
-				fi.CopyTo(fio.FullName, true);
-				fio = new FileInfo(destGenmacallPath + fi.Name);
-				if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
+				if (!ExcludeFromCopy(fi.Name))
+				{
+					FileInfo fio = new FileInfo(destGenmacallPath + fi.Name);
+					if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
+					fi.CopyTo(fio.FullName, true);
+					fio = new FileInfo(destGenmacallPath + fi.Name);
+					if (fio.Exists && fio.IsReadOnly) fio.IsReadOnly = false;
+				}
 			}
 			if(MessageBox.Show("Do you want to end the Format Copier?","Formats Copied.", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question)== DialogResult.Yes)Application.Exit();
 		}