Backup - On a CD-RW

[shane jenkins]

My apologies for this..

How do i go about backing up all files and settings on my
PC using a CD RW or a CD R? The wizard keeps refusing
and only my floppy drive is accepted.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

My apologies for this..

How do i go about backing up all files and settings on my
PC using a CD RW or a CD R? The wizard keeps refusing
and only my floppy drive is accepted.

The backup utility that comes with WinXP will not backup to a CD. You will
have to invest in a different third party utility.

 

[Taurarian]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315255
Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices

If you can't get the backup utility to recognise your CD-RW see this link
for a Work around:
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/saving_files_to_cd.htm

Saving files to CD-R or CD-R/W

 

[Harry Ohrn]

XP does not have the software natively installed to do that. However if you
use third party software you can create a self booting "recovery disk set"
similar to those distributed with some new systems.
Common programs that can make full system backups directly to CD are
Norton Ghost 2003 www.symantec.com
Drive Image 2002 www.powerquest.com
Image is a fraction of the cost of the above and works nicely
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image.html