Re: Does everyone new to XP feel as dumb as I do?

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From: Harry Ohrn (harry---_at_webtree.ca)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:52:54 -0600

"Jennifer" <Jennifer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2AF169FD-6BB5-49BC-826C-06269079D98F@microsoft.com...
> 2. Learn how to backup and do it often. Backing up is like kissing: You
> can
> never do it too much and it always feels good.
>
>
> Speaking of backing up? How the heck do I back up to a CD? 98 had a
> command for it in accessories not xp. Happy to read about it if you link
> me
> to something I can study :) Thanks
>
Hi Jennifer. I'm afraid that Windows 98 did not have a command to backup to
CD. You need third party software to do that. In XP it is possible to use
the built in burning engine with NTBackup if you use a work around like one
here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/saving_files_to_cd.htm However XP's
NTBackup is very limited in it's abilities. There is an add-on called
Firestreamer http://www.firestreamer.com/ that enables you use burn directly
to DVD from NTBackup. However it isn't designed to work with CDs and will
only work with the DVD "+" format.

If you want to create full system backups you should look into decent
software that will meet your needs.

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

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