BACKUP problem in XP PRO

[rams]

Hi i am having XP PRO installed in my system when i am
trying to back up all information on my computer using a
cd i am getting error like
The backup file name could not be
used "D:\Backup.bkf" please ensure it is a valid path.
what should i do.should the back up be done only in the
floppy if so?it will take a lot number of floppies right?
can anyone tell me in detail about this matter as backup
is necessary in case of system failure
anyhelp would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Rams

[Mark Dormer]

Backup doesn't support burning to CD

backup to the hard drive eg c:\backup.dbf
then burn the file to cd in a seperate operation.

Regards
Mark Dormer

"rams" > wrote in message
...
> Hi i am having XP PRO installed in my system when i am
> trying to back up all information on my computer using a
> cd i am getting error like
> The backup file name could not be
> used "D:\Backup.bkf" please ensure it is a valid path.
> what should i do.should the back up be done only in the
> floppy if so?it will take a lot number of floppies right?
> can anyone tell me in detail about this matter as backup
> is necessary in case of system failure
> anyhelp would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Rams
>
>
>

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

rams wrote:
> Hi i am having XP PRO installed in my system when i am
> trying to back up all information on my computer using a
> cd i am getting error like
> The backup file name could not be
> used "D:\Backup.bkf" please ensure it is a valid path.
> what should i do.should the back up be done only in the
> floppy if so?it will take a lot number of floppies right?
> can anyone tell me in detail about this matter as backup
> is necessary in case of system failure
> anyhelp would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Rams

Rams

The installed NTBackup that is included with XP cannot back u[p directly to
a CD-R/RW drive. You can back up to a folder first and then burn the file to
a CD. You may be better off trying a third party backup program that can
span disks since these files can be quiet large in XP.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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