Unable to backup to CDRW in Windows XP Pro

[redcare]

Can somebody help.

Iam trying to backup my data to CDRW by using the backup utility in Windows XP pro.
Whenever I select the CDRW drive to back the data upto it gives me the following error.

The backup file name could not be used.

e:\backup.bkf

Please ensure it is a valid path and that you have sufficient access ok.

Iam logged on as the administrator so Iam a bit lost at the moment.

Any help would be gratefully accepted.

Thanks

 

[jimbobw]

it sounds like the backup program is having trouble writing to the drive directly. Have you tried backing up the data to your harddrive the moving the data over ?

 

[smah]

jimbobw is correct. You can not use xp's backup utility with the native burner software to backup directly. Create the backup file on your harddrive then burn the file to cd.

 

[redcare]

Many thanks for your replies Iam doing that now.

 

[BuckeyeComputers]

XP doesnt play well with CDRW's but i have never had a problem with CDR's... use a program like DirectCD or nero's InCd to have use of CDRW disk

 

[linney]

http://www.ntfaq.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=24412

John Savill / March 11, 2002
Q. How can I use Windows XP's NTBackup to back up files to CD-RW?

A. XP can write data to CD-RW, but not directly from NTBackup. However, you can place backup files in the XP CD-RW write subsystem's spooler, which effectively writes the data directly to CD-RW. To add files to the spooler, perform the following steps:

Start NTBackup (go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click Backup).
Select the Backup tab.
Select the files that you want to back up to CD-RW.
Select File for the type of "Backup destination."
Enter the following file location:

C:\documents and settings\<user name>\Local SettingsApplication Data\Microsoft\CD Burning\Backup.bkf

If you aren't sure what the <user name> variable needs to be, go to a command prompt and type
echo %userprofile% to check your %userprofile% environment setting.
After you specify the location of your files in the CD-RW cache, right-click the &quot;CD write&quot; icon in Windows Explorer and select &quot;Write these files to CD&quot; to write the backup files to CD-RW.

Make sure the size of your backup doesn't exceed the capacity of your storage media.


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InstantDoc ID: 24412

 

[DarkRaider]

I never had a problem with my cdrw using the XP writing utility.