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| Thread ID: 45447 | 2004-05-22 10:42:00 | XP Home Backup | Raymondo (5284) | Press F1 |
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| 238502 | 2004-05-22 10:42:00 | After 2½ years with this PC I decided I should start backing up. I'm getting nowhere and after talking to Microsoft I am still getting nowhere. My problem is that I step through the backup procedure precisely in accordance with MS instructions but when I finally get to click [Start Backup} it all turns to custard. I get a pop-up window which says: Backup Utility --------------------------- The backup file name could not be used. "D:\Backup.bkf" Please ensure it is a valid path, and that you have sufficient access. --------------------------- OK I have tried changing everything I can think of (backup selections, different names for the backup file, whatever) but I still get that damned window. I thought it might have been an access problem but it is a single-user PC and I am the only one registered on the machine. Any help would be appreciated. I am also open to opinion. Is it worth persevering with XP Home backup or should I go out and get something that works? |
Raymondo (5284) | ||
| 238503 | 2004-05-22 11:31:00 | Being a Linux user I have no direct experience in XP backup utility -- but according to www.winnetmag.com ntbackup as supplied with XP cannot save directly to a CD-R or RW. A solution is provided on the abive web site. [ -- presuming that your d: drive is a CDRW? ] |
JohnD (509) | ||
| 238504 | 2004-05-22 11:32:00 | If D: is your CD RW drive, you cannot backup directly to it using NTBackup. You need to backup to the HDD then copy the file across. Problem is that its likely to be too large or a CD. I use Norton Ghost 2003. This will backup to a set of CDs. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 238505 | 2004-05-23 08:40:00 | Thank you both. The answer is so simple (I am trying to backup to a CD) and yet in two passes at the MS helpdesk, it hasn't been mentioned. To be fair, the second response did finish up by asking me what my D drive is but by then I had lost interest and decided that I should have tried F1 in the first place. I think I'll go out and price a copy of Ghost. |
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