Backing up C-drive to CD-RW - backup file name not recognised

[Tony]

I want to back up my entire C-drive onto CD. My system
only recognises the A-drive (3.5" floppy). I've clicked
on the "Browse" option and located E-drive (CD-RW) which
is where I want to backup to, but then I get an error
message saying "The back up file name could not be
used "E:Backup04_12_03.bkf" Please ensure it is a valid
path, and that you have sufficient access." Can anyone
provide a solution for this please?
Thanks,
Tony

 

[Michael Stevens]

I want to back up my entire C-drive onto CD. My system
only recognises the A-drive (3.5" floppy). I've clicked
on the "Browse" option and located E-drive (CD-RW) which
is where I want to backup to, but then I get an error
message saying "The back up file name could not be
used "E:Backup04_12_03.bkf" Please ensure it is a valid
path, and that you have sufficient access." Can anyone
provide a solution for this please?
Thanks,
Tony

You will need to use third party backup software to backup directly to CD.
You can backup to file and then copy the backup file to CD, but you will
have to make the backup file less than the capacity of the CD, as you can't
span CD's with the native XP burning software.

Below are some links to the more popular examples.
BootIT NG from Terabyte
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
Image for Windows and DOS
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/imagew.html
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/image.zip
Drive Image from Power Quest
http://www.powerquest.com/
Symantec Ghost.
http://www.symantec.com/servsupp.html
Back Up My PC from Stomp.
http://www.stompinc.com/bump/bump-retail.phtml?stp

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