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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: bobgar34 on October 17, 2008, 10:37:39 PM

Title: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: bobgar34 on October 17, 2008, 10:37:39 PM

i am useing microsoftbackup and want to store it to cd,it says this media is write protected.  remove the write protectionor insert another media to continue.  the disk im using is cd-r. any suggestions? thanks

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 17, 2008, 10:39:19 PM

Has this CD already been written on?

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: bobgar34 on October 17, 2008, 10:43:30 PM

no its new, do i need to format it maybe?

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: bobgar34 on October 17, 2008, 10:51:31 PM

i also have some floppys but not sure how many i need would rather use cd but willing to compromize

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 17, 2008, 11:03:44 PM

You can only format CD-RW's.

Try copying and pasting the files onto the CD and see what happens. Any errors?

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: bobgar34 on October 17, 2008, 11:04:59 PM

will do thanks!

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: bobgar34 on October 17, 2008, 11:46:50 PM

that worked, many thanks to YOU! carbon dudeoxide

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 17, 2008, 11:48:19 PM

Don't forget to burn them (write files to CD). Copying and pasting them wont keep them on there. ;)

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: bobgar34 on October 18, 2008, 01:08:48 AM

glad i checked the post before all was losted! thanks alot ,keep on rockin

Title: Re: question about creating backup disk?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 18, 2008, 01:55:41 AM

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