copying to a CD

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I'm new to XP, I don't have a floppy, but DO have a writeable CD. I want to create a backup boot CD. I've gone to MSN Help and found the instructions to backup my system/boot files, clicked on what appears to be my CD drive, but it asks me for a "file name" and then tells me that the name is invalid and/or I don't have access to the drive. I've tried names like "boot", "startup", etc. -- simple names

What am I doing wrong?

I'm pretty sure that the CD drive has been "installed" (it's my sister's machine and I wasn't here when the guy put it together) because AOL has been loaded -- so the CD MUST be working !! (Although I haven't figured out yet how to actually determine that LOL!)

MS drives me nutz LOLOL !

Thanks for any info that you may wish to provide me :

Elizabeth
 
XP is only capable of making udf formatted CD.
What you're attempting to make will be in ISO 9660 format, and will be made
in two sessions initially. Any further backup files will have to be backed
up in another session.
Dave
Elizabeth said:
I'm new to XP, I don't have a floppy, but DO have a writeable CD. I want
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to create a backup boot CD. I've gone to MSN Help and found the
instructions to backup my system/boot files, clicked on what appears to be
my CD drive, but it asks me for a "file name" and then tells me that the
name is invalid and/or I don't have access to the drive. I've tried names
like "boot", "startup", etc. -- simple names.
What am I doing wrong??

I'm pretty sure that the CD drive has been "installed" (it's my sister's
Click to expand...
machine and I wasn't here when the guy put it together) because AOL has been
loaded -- so the CD MUST be working !! (Although I haven't figured out yet
how to actually determine that LOL!).
 
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