Can't select DVD burner for system backup

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This may be simple for some, but I recently installed a
Sony CD/DVD burner. I can burn individual files to it,
but I cannot select it for doing a system backup. I get a
message saying that drive is not available. I am using
Administrator's rights (I think), so can't figure out what
the problem is. The DVD burner itself seems to work fine,
so am thinking it may have something to do with
permissions, but they all seem OK. Any ideas? Thanks
 
Built-in Backup does not know how to
use DVD/CD-R for backup. You need to buy
a backup program that does.

Didn't your burner come with one? They usually do,
although it may be a non-full-featured version-
 
I have a backup program that came with the burner, and it
will allow me to select the burner, but when I click NEXT
to continue after selecting the burner, it simply reboots
my machine and I have to start over. Not sure what that
is about.
Any ideas?
 
Try another backup program.

The ones that come with burners are usually
lobotomized "SE" versions, not the latest and/or best.
 
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