Using MS Backup w/o a floppy drive...

[John]

....to make a system recovery disk.

How can I use MS Backup when it will make a system
recovery disk ONLY on a floppy (my notebook has no
floppy, only a DVD RW).

Thanks.

 

[Eric]

Create a bootable Cd and burn the backup file to it.

Bart's way to create bootable CD-ROM disks - the best site
I have found on the subject - http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd

Then have the BIOS set to boot from the DVD drive when you
want to restore it.

If Windows has to be reinstalled, you would do that first,
because Windows has to be installed and working to use its
backup program.

Eric,
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[Rock]

...to make a system recovery disk.

How can I use MS Backup when it will make a system
recovery disk ONLY on a floppy (my notebook has no
floppy, only a DVD RW).

Thanks.

ASR with Ntbackup will only work with a floppy. No way around it that I
know of. Get a better backup solution. Stomp, Inc's Backup My PC is a
good though pricey option. Also a disk imaging program such as
Symantec's Drive Image 7, Norton Ghost, BootIt NG or Acronic True Image.
Make sure your DVD burner is supported by whatever program you get.