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Backing up to CD

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by tenbob, 2005/08/02.

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  1. 2005/08/02
    tenbob

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    I know that WinXP should do backups to a CD but my wife just bought a DELL with HDs and a CD/RW drive; no zip and no floppy.

    I need to know how I can backup to a CD from Quicken without going to the trouble of drag/drop from the directory to the CD
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    When doing the backup, does Quicken has the option to Save As and point to the CD?
     
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  4. 2005/08/03
    tenbob

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    Quicken does give me the option of selecting the destination of the backup. However, when I point to the CD, nothing happens
     
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    It won't - you must burn to CD using burning software which Quicken does not activate - at least not in Quicken 2000.

    Quicken makes it's own backups to disk automatically. Either burn that to CD or make a specific backup to a location on your hard drive and burn to CD.
     
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    Zander

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    The only way you can back up directly to a cdr or cdrw is if you have packet writing software installed and running. This would be something like Nero's InCD or Roxio's Direct CD (think they've changed the name but I don't remember what it is). Do you have either of them installed?
     
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  7. 2005/08/04
    tenbob

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    Thanks for the replies

    I've decided to install a second HD in her computer and backup to that. It's the easiest and, since I have a couple of HDs, the cheapest.
     
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    Get a USB flash drive.
     
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