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I'm having trouble using Windows Backup program via WinXP. I cannot
write to my DVD drive. I get a backup utility error that asks me to
ensure the drive is a valid path and that I need to have sufficient
access (I'm the only user with administrator privileges). This happens
even with a blank DVD. Whenever I try to copy a file to the dvd drive,
I receive a "problem copying" error message. I have no problem reading
from the DVD drive, however. Programs run perfectly well.

Thanks in advance for any response.
 
tubbfan said:
I'm having trouble using Windows Backup program via WinXP. I cannot
write to my DVD drive. I get a backup utility error that asks me to
ensure the drive is a valid path and that I need to have sufficient
access (I'm the only user with administrator privileges). This happens
even with a blank DVD. Whenever I try to copy a file to the dvd drive,
I receive a "problem copying" error message. I have no problem reading
from the DVD drive, however. Programs run perfectly well.

Thanks in advance for any response.
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Don't bother to use Windows backup.
Use the software that came with your DVD burner
and just burn your data directly to the DVD...
that's all there is to it.

If you do not have any software give Nero a try...
(it will come up on a Google search)
they have a free 30 day trial. It should do the trick...
but if it does not work correctly at least it will not cost you anything to
try it
 
tubbfan said:
I think my real problem is that I can't write ANYTHING to my DVD drive.
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Have you actually got any software that will use the DVD drive? The native
disk burning software within Windows XP will not, for example.....
 
I have been using the backup utility from WinXP for some time. All of
the sudden, I can't use it anymore.
 
tubbfan said:
I have been using the backup utility from WinXP for some time. All of
the sudden, I can't use it anymore.
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Oh...
maybe the DVD write function just plain failed...
 
tubbfan said:
I have been using the backup utility from WinXP for some time. All of
the sudden, I can't use it anymore.
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XP won't burn to DVD and the backup utility won't save directly to CD
either - unless you have third-party software installed.
 
XP does not have DVD burning function, you MUST use a third
party program. Also, not all DVD drives are burners, if you
have a DVD-RW drive, it should have come with software.



|I think my real problem is that I can't write ANYTHING to
my DVD drive.
|
| philo wrote:
| > | >> I'm having trouble using Windows Backup program via
WinXP. I cannot
| >> write to my DVD drive. I get a backup utility error
that asks me to
| >> ensure the drive is a valid path and that I need to
have sufficient
| >> access (I'm the only user with administrator
privileges). This happens
| >> even with a blank DVD. Whenever I try to copy a file
to the dvd drive,
| >> I receive a "problem copying" error message. I have no
problem reading
| >> from the DVD drive, however. Programs run perfectly
well.
| >>
| >> Thanks in advance for any response.
| >
| >
| > Don't bother to use Windows backup.
| > Use the software that came with your DVD burner
| > and just burn your data directly to the DVD...
| > that's all there is to it.
| >
| > If you do not have any software give Nero a try...
| > (it will come up on a Google search)
| > they have a free 30 day trial. It should do the trick...
| > but if it does not work correctly at least it will not
cost you anything to
| > try it
| >
| >
 
Gordon said:
Have you tried re-installing your DVD burning application?
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Depending on the software you are using, if the thing
just stopped, there should be a colorful error message.
If you look at the log type info that Nero likes to
output, you'd get some hint of when the process
broke.

I don't have a lot of DVD burning experience, but I
did have a problem once, just after using some
virtual CD software. That is one of those pieces of
software, where you can mount an ISO, and the software
makes it look to the system, like it is a CD drive
with a disk in the drive. Well, that virtual CD
confused the DVD burning program, and would cause it to
lock up. So think back, to any CD or DVD software you've
installed lately, for a potential culprit.

And check Event viewer or where ever you'd expect error
messages to go, to see if there are any hints about the
source of the problem (like "device busy" or something).

Paul
 
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