Backup to CD in D: won't work

[Newton Borgerson Jr]

Previously, on Win98SE using a Raxio CD Creator program, I used a batch file
to copy selected files to a CD rom for backup purposes. It worked
beautifully.

Now I have upgraded to WinXP Pro, and the batch file will not work. It give
me a "drive not ready" message. Also, if I try to use NTBackup program, I
get a similar message. I can copy files to it using the Windows drag & drop
method which results in a "Files ready to write" message on the D: drive,
and have no other problems using the drive.

Will someone please tell me why I cannot simply ">Xcopy C:\file.xxx D:" from
the command prompt?

I will appreciate the help.

 

[Lorne Smith]

Previously, on Win98SE using a Raxio CD Creator program, I used a batch file
to copy selected files to a CD rom for backup purposes. It worked
beautifully.

Now I have upgraded to WinXP Pro, and the batch file will not work. It give
me a "drive not ready" message. Also, if I try to use NTBackup program, I
get a similar message. I can copy files to it using the Windows drag & drop
method which results in a "Files ready to write" message on the D: drive,
and have no other problems using the drive.

Will someone please tell me why I cannot simply ">Xcopy C:\file.xxx D:" from
the command prompt?

I will appreciate the help.

XP doesn't use UDF packet writing to burn to discs but holds all the files
in the HD in a temporary store until you tell it to burn, then burns as a
normal ISO disk. To do what you want you will need to install some UDF
packet writing software, make sure it's XP compatible as some of the earlier
versions when XP first came out didn't work correctly.

Also, the NTBackup program doesn't support backup to CD.

HTH

Lorne

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Roxio EZ DVD CD Creator 6 come with 'Drag to Disk", which was originally
called DirectCD. You will need to "format" the CD-RW media with "Drag To
Disk" and you may have to mount it (I have not used it, yet).


Also, you may have to find a method of turning off XP's standard CD burning
system. This system does not work with "packet writing"/UDF systems


Y.