Hi Chris.

The method that I told Tom off list is to do the following.

1.  Open up Windows Explorer, and navigate down the folder tree to the
folder that you want to back up.

2.  TAB over to the file list and Select the files that you want to back up.

3.  Copy them to the clipboard.

4.  SHIFT+TAB back to the folder tree and arrow down to your CD-RW drive.

5.  Paste the files from the clipboard.

6.  Pull down the File menu and choose the "Write Files to CD" option.

7.  The CD drawer will open when the burner has finished writing files to
the CD.


This method works as long as you are running either Windows XP Home or
Windows XP Professional.

73, de Lou K2LKK





At 07:36 PM 9/25/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>I would be very interested to learn the answer to these questions, also.
>
>Contact me off list at:
>
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>
>73
>Kris
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:41 PM
>Subject: saving files onto a CD
>
>
>Hi, folks.
>
>I fully realize that the following question might be "off topic" for this
>list, so if someone wants to respond to me off list, rather than cluttering
>the list up with discussion of the topic, that'll be fine.
>
>I need to find a way to easily save files onto a CD.  I have been using "zip
>disks" as back-ups for the various professional and personal files that I
>create, but would like to start backing things up on CD's.  Many of the
>files can be put permanently on recordable disks, although I would like the
>option of using rewritable disks for files that will need periodic updating.
>
> From what I can gather, it seems much more difficult to save files to a CD
>than to zip disks, my hard drive, or even a floppy disk.  More commands and
>steps seem to be involved, and I haven't been able to get a consistent
>handle on them.
>
>Someone suggested to me that the CD maker program on my new HP 520N computer
>with Windows XP might not be the best way to go.
>
>Is there another CD creator program that is easier to use?  If so, could
>someone refer me to it, or send me a copy?
>
>I know that for some of you guys, these questions really seem elementary,
>but this is a new area of computing that I simply haven't looked into very
>much until now.
>
>Thanks for taking my question here.
>
>If you want to write to me off list, just use:
>
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>Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI

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