unable to use backup

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stevo

When using the microsoft backup app it doesn't recognize
the cdrw. I am using a ricoh CDRW. I think the application
needs a tape drive for backup not a cdrw. My question is
this. Is there a upgrade to let the backup app "see" the
cdrw? Or do I actually need to get a tape drive to be able
to use the backup app.
stevo
 
Greetings --

Win2K's NTBackup does not recognize CDRs or CDRWs as valid backup
media. By design, it will only write back-ups to tape drives or
another physical or logical hard drive. Many people back-up to a
spare hard drive, and then burn the resulting file to a CD, as a
work-around. Another option, of course, is to use a 3rd party backup
solution.


Bruce Chambers

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