Backing up networked drive to DVD

Hi Jeffrey,

I'm not having a problem writing to my DVD drive. The problem is with
selecting a source on my home network to backup from, not to. I would love to
use the Vista backup utility to backup all three of my PCs on the DVD drive
of my Vista machine, but can't figure out how to do that.

Thanx anyway for the reply.
--
Paul from central PA


"Jeffrey Randow" wrote:

> Vista backup works differently than XP and earlier. It is more image
> based..
>
> There are third party and freeware backup solutions that will write to
> your DVD drive (most of the DVD-writing software will do this).
> ---
> Jeffrey Randow
> jeffreycentex@gmail.com
> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
> http://www.networkblog.net
>
> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 16:58:01 -0800, Paul
> <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

> >I have a Dell tower running Vista and I have set up a home network with my
> >Toshiba Laptop and Compaq tower, both of which run XP. Why can't I use the
> >backup facility on my Vista machine to backup the drives from my Toshiba and
> >Compaq computers?

>

You can't use the Vista one to do that...

That's why I was suggesting the DVD drive software that does this type
of backup...
---
Jeffrey Randow
jeffreycentex@gmail.com
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 10:56:00 -0800, Paul
<Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi Jeffrey,
>
>I'm not having a problem writing to my DVD drive. The problem is with
>selecting a source on my home network to backup from, not to. I would love to
>use the Vista backup utility to backup all three of my PCs on the DVD drive
>of my Vista machine, but can't figure out how to do that.
>
>Thanx anyway for the reply.

Thank you--I didn't quite understand that from your reply. I'm trying and
alternate backup method--the one that comes packaged in the McAfee stuff
that's free from Comcast. I'll let you know how that works.

Thanx again,
- Paul
--
Paul from central PA


"Jeffrey Randow" wrote:

> You can't use the Vista one to do that...
>
> That's why I was suggesting the DVD drive software that does this type
> of backup...
> ---
> Jeffrey Randow
> jeffreycentex@gmail.com
> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
> http://www.networkblog.net
>
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 10:56:00 -0800, Paul
> <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

> >Hi Jeffrey,
> >
> >I'm not having a problem writing to my DVD drive. The problem is with
> >selecting a source on my home network to backup from, not to. I would love to
> >use the Vista backup utility to backup all three of my PCs on the DVD drive
> >of my Vista machine, but can't figure out how to do that.
> >
> >Thanx anyway for the reply.

>