XP Backup is Crippled

[Frank Domina]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single file), or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or DVD writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span multiple CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not think that people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I have a great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup, can't save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't show what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but not supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it back up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either. If you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to be simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina

 

[jym]

Backup to the hard drive , then use any backup system that you want. Jym




Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single file),
or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or DVD
writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span multiple
CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not think that
people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I have a
great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup
software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup, can't
save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't show
what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but not
supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty
useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it back
up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either. If
you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to be
simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina

 

[Rich Barry]

Like Jym said just backup to a New Folder on the Hard drive and then from
there you could move it to a CD.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single file),
or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or DVD
writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span multiple
CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not think that
people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I have a
great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup
software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup, can't
save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't show
what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but not
supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty
useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it back
up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either. If
you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to be
simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina

 

[Harry Ohrn]

No patch and no way to autospan CDs but here are some work-around
suggestions http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/saving_files_to_cd.htm

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single file),
or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or DVD
writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span multiple
CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not think that
people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I have a
great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup
software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup, can't
save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't show
what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but not
supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty
useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it back
up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either. If
you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to be
simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina

 

[Frank Domina]

That's not too practical if you're using more than 50% of your disk!


Backup to the hard drive , then use any backup system that you want. Jym




Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single file),
or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or DVD
writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span multiple
CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not think that
people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I have a
great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup
software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup, can't
save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't show
what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but not
supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty
useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it back
up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either. If
you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to be
simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Frank;
Then maybe you need to buy a full featured back-up application instead
of the basic NTBACKUP provided with Windows XP.
Basic applications often lack the features of their full featured
counterparts.
That also does not mean they are "Crippled"

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


That's not too practical if you're using more than 50% of your disk!


Backup to the hard drive , then use any backup system that you want.
Jym




Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single
file),
or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or
DVD
writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span
multiple
CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not
think that
people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I
have a
great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup
software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup,
can't
save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't
show
what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but
not
supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty
useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it
back
up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either.
If
you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to
be
simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina

 

[jym]

Backup of the entire disk is not necessary. Jym


That's not too practical if you're using more than 50% of your disk!


Backup to the hard drive , then use any backup system that you want. Jym




Please correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to a fix/patch....

From what I can determine, XP's backup can backup to a file (single file),
or to TAPE....period. There is no way to get it to back up to a CD or DVD
writer other than as a single file. In other words, it won't span multiple
CDs or DVDs!!!

Given the price and speed and capacity of tape drives, did MS not think that
people would want to back up to OTHER types of removable media? I have a
great DVD writer, but can't use it for backups!

Well, okay, technically I can because the drive came with some backup
software, but that software is pretty dumb -- dumber than XP's backup, can't
save profiles (have to go in and include/exclude every time), doesn't show
what files it's working on etc. XP's backup is a decent program, but not
supporting popular, fast, cost-effect, removable media makes it pretty
useless! Heck, my drive supports drive-letter access, so why can't it back
up to it like a floppy....Oh...wait...it doesn't support that either. If
you can span tapes, how hard could it be to span disks? It ought to be
simpler.

Does anyone know a way around this? Patch? Freeware?

Thanks in advance,
Frank Domina