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For special projects, where I want to do daily backups, I make a folder
named for the date, copy the files that need backing up into it, then
burn the folder to CD. (Yes, I use DVDs for larger daily backups or
full-project storage.) My main add-to usage, though, is for updating the
CDs I take out on repair calls--AV, antispyware, tools, drivers, Windows
Updates, etc.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
"Bill in Co." <someone@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uJcXcEJOFHA.604@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Good point. I guess I've never done that as I just (pretty much)
fill the
> CD with what I want at the time I burn it. At this point, it's
mostly just
> music, anyway - not data, since I used DVDs for that.
>
> But like my HD data backups are done on a DVD, and there may be
something
> similar to that (leaving the DVD open), but I haven't investigated
it -
> prefering to just write it as "one shot". (When I make a new DVD, I
> discard the old one (or keep one old backup).
>
> Once you start getting used to "backing up" most of your significant
part of
> the HD to a DVD, there's no turning back to a CD, at least for THAT
> function!!
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> > With Roxio, I leave the disk open but close the session. Provided
you
> > remember to re-import the existing sessions on the disk, it's easy
to
> > add to it. That way you can progressively fill up the CD, popping in
a
> > fresh one when it gets full.
> >
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS MVP Shell/User
> >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
> >
> > "Bill in Co." <someone@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:u3UZFOIOFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> I think so too. Just burn a CD in the DAO mode (disk at once),
and
> avoid
> >> using the packet writing stuff (like DirectCD or InCD) and you'll
be a
> lot
> >> better off. I mean, CDs are cheap enough that you can do this
quite
> >> often. Sure, it's a bit of a waste, but why put up with all of
the
> >> problems and potential incompatibilities of the packet writing
stuff?
> >>
> >> AlmostBob wrote:
> >>> This is an ongoing problem in all cd packet writing software, none
of it
> >>> seems to be compatible with any other, even other versions of the
same
> >>> software, better to stop using it and use burning software
instead. the
> burn
> >>> is much faster, and you can still drag n drop the files into the
> software
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Adaware
http://www.lavasoft.de
> >>> spybot
http://security.kolla.de
> >>> AVG free antivirus
http://www.grisoft.com
> >>> Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
> >>>
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
> >>> Panda online AntiVirus scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
> >>> Catalog of removal tools (1)
> >>> http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
> >>> Catalog of removal tools (2)
> >>>
> >
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387
> >>> Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
> >>>
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
> >>> links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages
before
> use
> >>>
> >>> Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters
> >>> _
> >>> "Rj" <Rj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:32E3B346-52ED-4617-BCBF-D8755BE70213@microsoft.com...
> >>>> I have 98se with adaptec cd writer software. Two problems. 1. It
takes
> >>>> about an hour for the CD to be "formatted", and 2. The info on
the CD
> can
> >>>> only be read by adaptec software. This is a problem when saving
info
> and
> >>>> trying to use it on other computers. What can I do get more
generic
> (and
> >>>> faster) CD writing?
> >>>> --
> >>>> Rj
>
>