Re: CD-R writing problem

From: Fran (spamsucks_at_stopit.net)
Date: 02/29/04


Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:00:43 -0500

What is the simplist and easiest way to back-up my data to a cd-rw? Thanks
so much, Fran

"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
news:uxz1xQw$DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> NTBackup, just like MSBackup before it, CANNOT write directly to a CD or
DVD
> burner. You must create the file on the hard drive and then burn that
file
> to the DVD or CD.
>
> Cari
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Roy Smith" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:05bb01c3ff03$b7af7560$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Thought I'd share this problem which I created for myself,
> > then solved :-(
> >
> > While trying to use XP's backup to backup to my CD-R, I
> > tried adding the CD-R to the Removable Storage Media
> > library. Not only didn;t this work, it subsequently
> > prevented me from writing to any blank CD with the
> > CD-Writer Wizard. Each time I tried it said the blank disk
> > wasn't writable.
> >
> > Removing the CD-R from the Removable Storage Media Library
> > (and also disabling the Removable Storage Manager service)
> > allowed me to write to blank CD-Rs again.
>
>



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