Re: Using E: drive to copy transfer files from old 98se system




"Banjo Brad" <BanjoBrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Jim" wrote:


"Banjo Brad" <BanjoBrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Malke-
Thanks for your input. $1600 worth of computer and compatible software
is
preventing the conversion to Apple.

How do you recommend that I backup to CDs, then? I must say that the
Sonic
software appears to have no way of reading from the disk. And to write
to
a
cd, everything must go through it looks like about 3 steps, including
creating temporary directorys of the information to write to the disk.
Since Microsoft no longer provides user manuals for those of us who
like
to
read about how the software operates, I have no idea how XP handles
simple
read/write to external media requests.
Perhaps you can help me.

Thanks for any information you can supply. What type of software would
I
need to additionally purchase to facilitate simple CD read/write
operations?

I use Easy CD Creator. I also suggest that CDs are only suitable for
quite
small amounts of data. DVD+-R are much more useful.
It employs packet writing technique, and it allows backups that span
disks.

The Drag to Disk application which Easy CD Creator provides creates all
types of CDs and DVDs, and it reads and writes to all media.

Nero is another product that lots of people suggest.

If I remember correctly, InCD was furnished with a much older version of
Easy CD Creator.
Jim


Jim-
Thanks for your very useful information. I will try installing Direct CD
on
my XP system and see what happens. I have a very old version, and hope it
will work (pre the turn of the century). It sure seems like Microsoft is
making it harder and harder to understand how their software operates. I
was
very much involved with personal computers from the 1970's, and used to
write
programs under CP/M and DOS, but when Windows came about, everything got
too
involved and expensive to keep the hobby up. Thanks for your help.


Banjo Brad, I never intended to imply that Direct CD will function under
Windows XP. What you need it Easy CD Creator V8.
This package includes (among many other things) the Drag to Disk capability.
Jim


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