question about backups

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Denise

I'm needing to upgrade my laptop to xp2 and need to backup a few
directories. Now I picked up some Memorex music CD-R's and remember
reading on the plastic packaging that they could be used to burn data as
well as music but I fail to be able to backup any files on them. Can
anybody tell me how this is done or did I misunderstand what I read on
the packaging.
Any help would be appreciated, I suspect I'll have to go buy some more CD's.

Denise
 
What program are you using to do those backups??
The Backup Program thats part of XP does not burn to a CD.......you would
need to back up to a specific folder on your HD and then burn that file to a
CD.
peter
 
I'm needing to upgrade my laptop to xp2 and need to backup a few
directories. Now I picked up some Memorex music CD-R's and remember
reading on the plastic packaging that they could be used to burn data as
well as music but I fail to be able to backup any files on them. Can
anybody tell me how this is done or did I misunderstand what I read on
the packaging.
Any help would be appreciated, I suspect I'll have to go buy some more CD's.

Denise
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No you were correct in what you read, but the Memorex cd-r are
nothing but trouble. They seem to have no start or ending parameters.
You will probably go through the whole box before you find a good one
(if your lucky). I started using only Sony brand and had no more
problems. Since then I have purchased a usb flash drive. These drives
are cheap and come in a full range of GB sizes . The cheapest place to
buy one, I found is Tigerdirect. Check it out.
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/
I hope this helps.
-J
 
Denise said:
I suspect I'll have to go buy some more CD's.

Denise
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Buy a USB flash drive. Very inexpensive and easy as copying files from
one folder to another. You can order 4 GB name brand flash drives
online, 4 GB for USD50.

Good luck.
 
Denise said:
I'm needing to upgrade my laptop to xp2 and need to backup a few directories.
Now I picked up some Memorex music CD-R's and remember reading on the plastic
packaging that they could be used to burn data as well as music but I fail to
be able to backup any files on them. Can anybody tell me how this is done or
did I misunderstand what I read on the packaging.
Any help would be appreciated, I suspect I'll have to go buy some more CD's.
Click to expand...

Your computer or CD drive probably came with some free, basic CD recording
software. Find that software and use the data disc function.
 
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