bootable floppy and/or cd

[Guest]

Hello,

What is a bootable cd? Is it a blank cdrw? Is it the Windows cd that came
with the computer? Just what is a bootable cd; I recently tried to back up my
4700c but after waiting the 2 hours for the thing to complete I found that I
had to copy everything to a floppy? The 4700 does not have a floppy drive -
only a cd/dvdrw drive. What's really happening here?

Thank You

 

[Jim]

Hello,

What is a bootable cd?

It is one which contains an operating system and the programs needed to load
the system.

Is it a blank cdrw? No
Is it the Windows cd that came
with the computer?

See the documentation that came with the computer.

Just what is a bootable cd; I recently tried to back up my
4700c but after waiting the 2 hours for the thing to complete I found that
I
had to copy everything to a floppy? The 4700 does not have a floppy
drive -
only a cd/dvdrw drive. What's really happening here?
Thank You

You have run aground on the limitations of Ntbackup. This program will
backup to a file on a disk drive or to a floppy. If you wish to create a
backup on a cd or dvd, you will need applications such as Nero or EasyCD
Creator. The native cd software that is supplied with XP will not save a
file which spans several disks. There is no native support for dvd writing.
Jim