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General Backup for XP Professional

I have SP Professional on my laptop and I have an external hard drive to
which I want to place a "Full System" backup to. I follow the instructions
in the backup Wizard but I stumble when I am prompted to install a floppy
disk. My computer does not have a floppy disk drive, only writable CD
drive. If I ignore this instruction and proceed with the backup, I get an
error message that says "There is no floppy drive available. The ASR
recovery disckette can not be created". Is there a solution to doing a full
system backup without a floppy drive?
Mar 14 '07 #1
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"Randy" <Ra***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:8D**********************************@microsof t.com...
>I have SP Professional on my laptop and I have an external hard drive to
which I want to place a "Full System" backup to. I follow the
instructions
in the backup Wizard but I stumble when I am prompted to install a floppy
disk. My computer does not have a floppy disk drive, only writable CD
drive. If I ignore this instruction and proceed with the backup, I get an
error message that says "There is no floppy drive available. The ASR
recovery disckette can not be created". Is there a solution to doing a
full
system backup without a floppy drive?
If thinkpad then use lenov's backup, a 400mb download that is "free"

I use Acronis for all imaging and backup. Works across networks, usb,
firewire, dvd burners, etc.
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Mar 14 '07 #2
I agree with the other poster that Acronis works great.

If you want more help, try posting your question to a Windows newsgroup.
This is a .Net programming newsgroup. The windows newsgroups are on the
bottom of the dropdown list on MS's discussion site.

Robin S.
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"Randy" <Ra***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:8D**********************************@microsof t.com...
>I have SP Professional on my laptop and I have an external hard drive to
which I want to place a "Full System" backup to. I follow the
instructions
in the backup Wizard but I stumble when I am prompted to install a floppy
disk. My computer does not have a floppy disk drive, only writable CD
drive. If I ignore this instruction and proceed with the backup, I get
an
error message that says "There is no floppy drive available. The ASR
recovery disckette can not be created". Is there a solution to doing a
full
system backup without a floppy drive?

Mar 15 '07 #3

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