Re: windows backup

From: Plato (|_at_|.|)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: 24 Jun 2004 15:37:06 -0500

cacho wrote:
>
> I am trying to backup my pc files to a DVD, I have a
> Pioneer internal DVD-RW drive. The Windows Backup utility
> in the Accessories, system tools does not recognized any
> backup devices, it always wants to backup to a file. I

XP does not include support for re-writeables. Purchase a program that
will do what you want. 

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