CD-R's and the Backup Utility

[Nathan Sokalski]

I was trying to backup my hard drive using the Backup Utility. When it asked
me where I wanted to back it up, it did not give me my CD-RW drive as an
option, the only available option was my 3.5 floppy. I had a new, unused
CD-R disc in my CD-RW drive, and I know the drive works because I have
written to CD-R's with it before. Is the Backup Utility not capable of
writing to CD-R's? I find it hard to believe that the Backup Utility is
incapable of using a CD-RW drive considering the amount of data that gets
backed up. If anyone can help me with this issue, I would greatly appreciate
it. Thank You.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Hi, Very true.

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

 

[Guest]

Here is how to use it;

http://www.theeldergeek.com/protecting_the_system.htm

http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020120a.htm


Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R
Devices [Q315255]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315255



You can trick it with a packet writing program like Roxio
Direct CD & Drag and Drop (comes with Easy CD Creator )
Or Nero InCD or Sonic DLA You then use a CD ( will not
Span cd's) or DVD's (4.7+ gb) to back up to though.

http://www.sonic.com/products/dla/features.asp

 

[Alex Nichol]

I was trying to backup my hard drive using the Backup Utility. When it asked
me where I wanted to back it up, it did not give me my CD-RW drive as an
option, the only available option was my 3.5 floppy. I had a new, unused
CD-R disc in my CD-RW drive, and I know the drive works because I have
written to CD-R's with it before. Is the Backup Utility not capable of
writing to CD-R's?

The inbuilt burning is not a CD-RW method ('packet writing' ) that
allows files to be written to it by programs. You would have to have a
third party package - InCD from Nero or Drag to Disk from Roxio, and use
CD-RW media. And at that the inbuilt NTBackup would not work - it is
tape oriented and does not recognise other removable media (apart from
floppies)

 

[Bob Wilcox]

I was trying to backup my hard drive using the Backup Utility. When it asked
me where I wanted to back it up, it did not give me my CD-RW drive as an
option, the only available option was my 3.5 floppy. I had a new, unused
CD-R disc in my CD-RW drive, and I know the drive works because I have
written to CD-R's with it before. Is the Backup Utility not capable of
writing to CD-R's? I find it hard to believe that the Backup Utility is
incapable of using a CD-RW drive considering the amount of data that gets
backed up. If anyone can help me with this issue, I would greatly appreciate
it. Thank You.

Someone suggested on one of these newsgroups to select the CD click Browse
when selecting the
backup device. Browse to:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your name]\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning

I tried it and it seems to work.