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do u have to use a cd-rw to back up your system or can you use a cd-r?

 

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"tudrussell" <tudrussell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>do u have to use a cd-rw to back up your system or can you use a cd-r?

You should be able to use both media as long as you use a backup tool
that can write to CD, since "Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R,
CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315255).

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"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:e5jowldaEHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> "tudrussell" <tudrussell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >do u have to use a cd-rw to back up your system or can
you use a cd-r?
>
> You should be able to use both media as long as you use a
backup tool
> that can write to CD, since "Windows Backup Does Not Back
Up to CD-R,
> CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315255).
>
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I keep seeing the statement about not being ab le to back up
to CD in XP with XP's backup app, and at least in my case
it's not true. I do it all the time.

When it presents the suggested A: drive to you, simply click
the drive letter of your CD and it'll go there fine! Or you
can send it to a different hard drive, a tape, whatever.
Except that it won't span disks, I see no limitaitons.

How come? No, I do NOT have any third party progs!

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