New DVD drive problem

[Guest]

I have a Compaq computer. It came without a physical recovery disc; I'm
supposed to burn a couple of DVDs to hold the contents. When I attempted to
do this, the DVDR would not burn. Preparations for the burn went well, but
no joy. My guess is that this problem stems from the fact that I replaced
the DVD drive that came with the computer with 2 other drives that I vastly
prefer.

Since I no longer have the original DVD drive, how can I make the back up
discs using my existing drives?

Better yet, I'd like to transfer the backup to my external hard drive, which
I use to hold all my music and photo files.

Norm

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Obtaining a Recovery CD or DVD set
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...3&lang=en&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=bph07143

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I have a Compaq computer. It came without a physical recovery disc; I'm
supposed to burn a couple of DVDs to hold the contents. When I attempted to
do this, the DVDR would not burn. Preparations for the burn went well, but
no joy. My guess is that this problem stems from the fact that I replaced
the DVD drive that came with the computer with 2 other drives that I vastly
prefer.

Since I no longer have the original DVD drive, how can I make the back up
discs using my existing drives?

Better yet, I'd like to transfer the backup to my external hard drive, which
I use to hold all my music and photo files.

Norm