back up problems

[Guest]

I have just installed ntback for xp home. when I get to screen to start back up, it comes up with (the backup file name could not be used. please ensure that it is a valid file path and that you have sufficient acess)
Path name is D:\backup 30-07-04.
I have admin access. I am trying to back up to a DVD+R disc.

 

[Gordon]

I have just installed ntback for xp home. when I get to screen to start

back up, it comes up with (the backup file name could not be used. please
ensure that it is a valid file path and that you have sufficient acess)

Path name is D:\backup 30-07-04.
I have admin access. I am trying to back up to a DVD+R disc.

NTBackup will not recognise a CD/DVD burner as a valid backup device. You
have two options:
Either specify the XP CD Recording folder as your backup location and then
burn to CD, or get a backup application that will allow you to backup
directly to CD/DVD

 

[Guest]

Not computer literate, how do I specify xp cd recording as back up location, also do you know of any back up applications that will back up to cd/dvd.

 

[Malke]

Not computer literate, how do I specify xp cd recording as back up
location, also do you know of any back up applications that will back
up to cd/dvd.

Nero Backup will. If you don't want to buy third-party software (the
best solution, really), then just make a new folder somewhere useful,
like on your C: drive and call it "backup". Have NTBackup backup to
that folder and then manually burn the data to a cd-r/dvd.

Malke

 

[Blair]

I have just installed ntback for xp home. when I get to screen to start

back up, it comes up with (the backup file name could not be used. please
ensure that it is a valid file path and that you have sufficient acess)

Path name is D:\backup 30-07-04.
I have admin access. I am trying to back up to a DVD+R disc.

I was told that you can't burn directly to a CD or DVD disk with XP but
after a long period of help from user groups I was recently informed that XP
had packet writing software included and it was necessary to format the
disk. I did this and can now us XP backup to directly burn to my CD RW disk
and subsequently do a differential backup.
The experts are still not convinced but I assure you that it works
Just format your disk first. Worth a try!
Regards
Blair

 

[CS]

back up, it comes up with (the backup file name could not be used. please
ensure that it is a valid file path and that you have sufficient acess)
I was told that you can't burn directly to a CD or DVD disk with XP but
after a long period of help from user groups I was recently informed that XP
had packet writing software included and it was necessary to format the
disk. I did this and can now us XP backup to directly burn to my CD RW disk
and subsequently do a differential backup.
The experts are still not convinced but I assure you that it works
Just format your disk first. Worth a try!
Regards
Blair

If you've got packet writing software in your copy of XP, it was
either installed by a third party application or carried over by an
upgrade from your previous OS. XP does not include packet writing
software. Whoever "informed" you of that is wrong.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have just installed ntback for xp home. when I get to screen to start back up, it comes up with (the backup file name could not be used. please ensure that it is a valid file path and that you have sufficient acess)
Path name is D:\backup 30-07-04.
I have admin access. I am trying to back up to a DVD+R disc.

NTBackup does not work with CD/DVD. It is purely tape oriented, and I
think was included just for old NT users bringing their tapes forward.
You can make a backup with it onto Hard disk and then copy that to DVD,
or you can install one of the 'Packet writing' burning packages , Direct
CD/InCD/DLA which will allow it to use such a disk as output medium,
but it will not 'span' over a series. Better look for a third party
solution.