"jon davis" wrote:

>I just got a cdrw teac 54E and I have win 98 se and I was told by a buddy
>that microsoft backup can back up to cdr. Is this true are is this a lie.
>The ver of back up is 4.10.1397. Thanks for any help
------
Microsoft backup can only backup to a CD-RW if you have packet writing
software installed and back up to a file on he CD-RW. In other words,
if you treat the CD-RW as a large floppy. However, you have no span
capabilities. Everything has to fit on one CD-RW. MS backup doesn't
recognize CD-RW's as native backup devices like tapes.
_______________________________________________
Colin Sewell mailto:csewell@telus.net
Vancouver, BC

When I first got my new machine I had hoped to use Win 2000
Backup with a CD-RW drive. After banging my head for several days
trying to get it to work, I found a Microsoft KB article that
says, in effect, that MS Backup's refusal to use the CD-RW is
by design. (Thanks again, Bill Gates!)
So I bought Veritas Desktop Exec, and have posted a
sad story elsewhere about my attempts to use the CD-RW with BE.
It seems DirectCD has a death grip on the drive and retains it
even if you kill off the DirectCD process. The mention below of
"packet writing software" is sort of intriguing. Can anyone point
me to more info about same? Or give some pointers about getting
DirectCD out of the wy so BE can run?

TIA,
Jim Brooking


Colin Sewell wrote:
>"jon davis" wrote:
>
>>I just got a cdrw teac 54E and I have win 98 se and I was told by a buddy
>>that microsoft backup can back up to cdr. Is this true are is this a lie.
>>The ver of back up is 4.10.1397. Thanks for any help
>------
>Microsoft backup can only backup to a CD-RW if you have packet writing
>software installed and back up to a file on he CD-RW. In other words,
>if you treat the CD-RW as a large floppy. However, you have no span
>capabilities. Everything has to fit on one CD-RW. MS backup doesn't
>recognize CD-RW's as native backup devices like tapes.
>_______________________________________________
>Colin Sewell mailto:csewell@telus.net
>Vancouver, BC

before starting a backup, Ctrl + Alt + Del and kill DCD.

Chris


"Jim" wrote in message news:3a9ecb00@hronntp01....
>
> When I first got my new machine I had hoped to use Win 2000
> Backup with a CD-RW drive. After banging my head for several days
> trying to get it to work, I found a Microsoft KB article that
> says, in effect, that MS Backup's refusal to use the CD-RW is
> by design. (Thanks again, Bill Gates!)
> So I bought Veritas Desktop Exec, and have posted a
> sad story elsewhere about my attempts to use the CD-RW with BE.
> It seems DirectCD has a death grip on the drive and retains it
> even if you kill off the DirectCD process. The mention below of
> "packet writing software" is sort of intriguing. Can anyone point
> me to more info about same? Or give some pointers about getting
> DirectCD out of the wy so BE can run?
>
> TIA,
> Jim Brooking
>
>
> Colin Sewell wrote:
> >"jon davis" wrote:
> >
> >>I just got a cdrw teac 54E and I have win 98 se and I was told by a
buddy
> >>that microsoft backup can back up to cdr. Is this true are is this a
lie.
> >>The ver of back up is 4.10.1397. Thanks for any help
> >------
> >Microsoft backup can only backup to a CD-RW if you have packet writing
> >software installed and back up to a file on he CD-RW. In other words,
> >if you treat the CD-RW as a large floppy. However, you have no span
> >capabilities. Everything has to fit on one CD-RW. MS backup doesn't
> >recognize CD-RW's as native backup devices like tapes.
> >_______________________________________________
> >Colin Sewell mailto:csewell@telus.net
> >Vancouver, BC
>

You can not use DirectCD formatted CD's with BE. It uses its own
format. Go into DirectCD properties and disable the stuff under
DirectCD Wizard. BE has the death grip because you have a DirectCD
formatted CD in the drive.

--
Live Long and Prosper
CRH

"Jim" wrote in message
news:3a9ecb00@hronntp01....
>
> When I first got my new machine I had hoped to use Win 2000
> Backup with a CD-RW drive. After banging my head for several days
> trying to get it to work, I found a Microsoft KB article that
> says, in effect, that MS Backup's refusal to use the CD-RW is
> by design. (Thanks again, Bill Gates!)
> So I bought Veritas Desktop Exec, and have posted a
> sad story elsewhere about my attempts to use the CD-RW with BE.
> It seems DirectCD has a death grip on the drive and retains it
> even if you kill off the DirectCD process. The mention below of
> "packet writing software" is sort of intriguing. Can anyone point
> me to more info about same? Or give some pointers about getting
> DirectCD out of the wy so BE can run?
>
> TIA,
> Jim Brooking
>
>
> Colin Sewell wrote:
> >"jon davis" wrote:
> >
> >>I just got a cdrw teac 54E and I have win 98 se and I was told by
a buddy
> >>that microsoft backup can back up to cdr. Is this true are is this
a lie.
> >>The ver of back up is 4.10.1397. Thanks for any help
> >------
> >Microsoft backup can only backup to a CD-RW if you have packet
writing
> >software installed and back up to a file on he CD-RW. In other
words,
> >if you treat the CD-RW as a large floppy. However, you have no
span
> >capabilities. Everything has to fit on one CD-RW. MS backup
doesn't
> >recognize CD-RW's as native backup devices like tapes.
> >_______________________________________________
> >Colin Sewell mailto:csewell@telus.net
> >Vancouver, BC
>