Backing Up Data Again Help!!!

[tre]

Ok, so i went to back up my data and before i got anywhere i recieved this
message right at the begining when i was asked to insert a floppy: The backup
file name could not be used A:\ backup.bkf; Please ensure it is a valid path,
and that you have sufficient access. I was using the wizard and i belong to
the administrators group on this computer so i know i have access. i
installed a floppy and hit next and it gave me that message. I read all the
info on backing up data in my help topics before i started this process but
somehow i must be doing something wrong. Also i am using the NTFS file system
but when i tried to format the floppy the only option that it gave me was the
option for FAT. I checked to make sure my floppy was working properly and it
says it is so i am stumped. ANY help with this would be well recieved thx!

[Richard Urban]

1. The file format for floppies is fat - always will be if you are using
Windows.
2. Why do you want to backup to floppies? You would need many hundreds to
backup the O/S.

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"tre" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, so i went to back up my data and before i got anywhere i recieved this
> message right at the begining when i was asked to insert a floppy: The
> backup
> file name could not be used A:\ backup.bkf; Please ensure it is a valid
> path,
> and that you have sufficient access. I was using the wizard and i belong
> to
> the administrators group on this computer so i know i have access. i
> installed a floppy and hit next and it gave me that message. I read all
> the
> info on backing up data in my help topics before i started this process
> but
> somehow i must be doing something wrong. Also i am using the NTFS file
> system
> but when i tried to format the floppy the only option that it gave me was
> the
> option for FAT. I checked to make sure my floppy was working properly and
> it
> says it is so i am stumped. ANY help with this would be well recieved thx!

[Ken Blake]

tre wrote:

> Also i am using the NTFS file system but when
> i tried to format the floppy the only option that it gave me
> was the
> option for FAT.


Correct--specifically the FAT12 flavor of FAT.


> I checked to make sure my floppy was working properly
> and it says it is so i am stumped. ANY help with this would be
> well
> recieved thx!


There's no help necessary. That's the way it's supposed to be and
there's nothing wrong with that.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

[tre]

when you start the back up wizard it asks you 2 put a floppy i found a video
tutprial on one of the links here that got me on the right path my only
question now is what do i use to backup to dvd once the back up is created?

"Ken Blake" wrote:

> tre wrote:
>
> > Also i am using the NTFS file system but when
> > i tried to format the floppy the only option that it gave me
> > was the
> > option for FAT.
>
>
> Correct--specifically the FAT12 flavor of FAT.
>
>
> > I checked to make sure my floppy was working properly
> > and it says it is so i am stumped. ANY help with this would be
> > well
> > recieved thx!
>
>
> There's no help necessary. That's the way it's supposed to be and
> there's nothing wrong with that.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>