When I use the Win XP Systsem Tools BACKUP utility, it does not let me choose my CD-Burner or DVD-Burner as the destination. I can get it to ask me to put a disc into the drive, but after I do so the 'hour-glass' mouse pointer just stays busy indefinitley!

I have also separately tried to save the backup file to a second hard drive (FAT32) and it then successfully starts and progresses writing the file; however, since the source system/data files are greater than 4Gb, the backup does NOT complete!

Hence, how can I complete system backup on my new Win XP system???

Thanks,
-Rich

a) Buy a third party software package that allows backup/spanning of
CD(s).
b) Change the format of your secondary hard drive to NTFS, you are then
allowed to create files greater than 4GB.

"Rich" <rgk9442(removethis)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:A9B0135F-16C5-4B7C-965E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I use the Win XP Systsem Tools BACKUP utility, it does not let me
choose my CD-Burner or DVD-Burner as the destination. I can get it to ask
me to put a disc into the drive, but after I do so the 'hour-glass' mouse
pointer just stays busy indefinitley!
>
> I have also separately tried to save the backup file to a second hard
drive (FAT32) and it then successfully starts and progresses writing the
file; however, since the source system/data files are greater than 4Gb, the
backup does NOT complete!
>
> Hence, how can I complete system backup on my new Win XP system???
>
> Thanks,
> -Rich

Thank you - Star Fleet Admiral Q - both a & b good
suggestions. Do you have an optimum third-party software
pkg opinion?
-Rich

>-----Original Message-----
> a) Buy a third party software package that allows
backup/spanning of
>CD(s).
> b) Change the format of your secondary hard drive
to NTFS, you are then
>allowed to create files greater than 4GB.
>
>"Rich" <rgk9442(removethis)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:A9B0135F-16C5-4B7C-965E-
(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When I use the Win XP Systsem Tools BACKUP utility, it
does not let me
>choose my CD-Burner or DVD-Burner as the destination. I
can get it to ask
>me to put a disc into the drive, but after I do so
the 'hour-glass' mouse
>pointer just stays busy indefinitley!
>>
>> I have also separately tried to save the backup file
to a second hard
>drive (FAT32) and it then successfully starts and
progresses writing the
>file; however, since the source system/data files are
greater than 4Gb, the
>backup does NOT complete!
>>
>> Hence, how can I complete system backup on my new Win
XP system???
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Rich
>
>
>.
>

What third party software package allows backup/spanning
of CDs or DVDs?
Does this mean I can use Roxio ECDC 5 to format the
CD/DVD-Rs and then use them with BACKUP utility?
>-----Original Message-----
> a) Buy a third party software package that allows
backup/spanning of
>CD(s).
> b) Change the format of your secondary hard drive
to NTFS, you are then
>allowed to create files greater than 4GB.
>
>"Rich" <rgk9442(removethis)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:A9B0135F-16C5-4B7C-965E-
(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When I use the Win XP Systsem Tools BACKUP utility, it
does not let me
>choose my CD-Burner or DVD-Burner as the destination. I
can get it to ask
>me to put a disc into the drive, but after I do so
the 'hour-glass' mouse
>pointer just stays busy indefinitley!
>>
>> I have also separately tried to save the backup file
to a second hard
>drive (FAT32) and it then successfully starts and
progresses writing the
>file; however, since the source system/data files are
greater than 4Gb, the
>backup does NOT complete!
>>
>> Hence, how can I complete system backup on my new Win
XP system???
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Rich
>
>
>.
>