Re: BAcking up with XP home edition

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:02:57 +0100

JC wrote:

>How can I use XP home edition to back u p files to a CD

The backup program that comes with XP Pro, and which may be on a Home CD
too, is not really suitable for use with CDs. You have to have third
party 'packet writing' support like Direct CD/InCD/DLA for it to use
them at all, and at that will not recognise them as removable media
which can be 'spanned' across. It is a tape-oriented system, included I
think for its users in Windows NT who want to bring their backups
forward. So look at third party solutions - eg ones by Veritas to be
found at www.stompinc.com 

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)