I want to thank you for replying to my posts so
quickly and with such accurate information. I was
able to download and install the Backup utility
without any problem.

However, I am still very confused.

It makes no sense to me to simply store a copy to
another location on my hard drive. If my
computer crashes, I'll still lose everything. And I
have no idea how to store it to a tape or another
hard drive. Why is the easiest and most
convenient, obvious, sensible method of using CD's not
allowed!? And why does the Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard have the same limitation? And what is
the difference? Both do essentially the same
thing. As you can see, I'm not very computer
literate.

I just need a simple, easy to understand method of
backing up my files and settings (everything) on CD's.
Or, tell me how to store the info on a tape. BTW, would
that be a standard cassette tape?

I haven't use the Microsoft backup utility for about 2 years now. When I was
using it I was able to backup to CD's. The trick is, you need 3rd party
software (such as Roxio CD-DVD Creator) that installs packet writing
software along with the main program. This allows your computer to write to
the CD's as if they were a hard drive.

Get the software and start burning your backups (-:

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

"Robin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3ce001c488d8$32b4ce00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want to thank you for replying to my posts so
> quickly and with such accurate information. I was
> able to download and install the Backup utility
> without any problem.
>
> However, I am still very confused.
>
> It makes no sense to me to simply store a copy to
> another location on my hard drive. If my
> computer crashes, I'll still lose everything. And I
> have no idea how to store it to a tape or another
> hard drive. Why is the easiest and most
> convenient, obvious, sensible method of using CD's not
> allowed!? And why does the Files and Settings
> Transfer Wizard have the same limitation? And what is
> the difference? Both do essentially the same
> thing. As you can see, I'm not very computer
> literate.
>
> I just need a simple, easy to understand method of
> backing up my files and settings (everything) on CD's.
> Or, tell me how to store the info on a tape. BTW, would
> that be a standard cassette tape?