> > -----Original Message-----
> > Asked and answered several times weekly. The FAQ:
> > ---
> > Q): How do I backup to CD-RW? CD-R?
> > > A): First, remember that a CD-R or CD-RW is not a
> general purpose random
> > access storage device and needs software (like DirectCD
> from Easy CD
> > (Coaster) Creator by Roxio) to begin to pretend to be.
> (That having been
> > said, the poor reliability many people experience with
> packet writing
> > software in general and DirectCD in specific suggests it
> is a very poor
> > choice for backing up critical data like your Money
> file. At less than a
> > dime per media in quantities of 100, burning a CD-R with
> a copy of your
> > Money data file seems like a better choice.)
> > > Like any file, your .MNY data file can be stored on
> writable optical media
> > the same way you put other files on them. For instance,
> if you use WinXP,
> > you can backup to the hard disk mirror created by WinXP
> and then burn a CD
> > after you've exited Money. If you like Nero, go ahead
> and burn a CD with
> > your Money data file and don't drag Money into the
> problem at all. Etc.
> > > Second, don't expect the "backup to floppy" choice to
> offer up your
> > writeable CD. Is the writeable CD a floppy? No, it is
> not. Why would Money
> > think it is?
> > > When a WinXP follow-on product supports the Mt. Rainier
> technology, and when
> > you have hardware that also supports Mt. Rainier, then
> maybe Money will be a
> > little more savvy about writable CDs.
> > > Read the referenced MSKB for information about using the
> backup methods in
> > Money to backup to writeable CDs.
> > > Reference courtesy of Glyn Simpson, Microsoft MVP - Money
> > > References:
> > MSKB: Q265130 backup to writeable CDs
> > <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;Q265130> > > "David" <dingers[at]emirates.net.ae> wrote in message
> > news:07d201c355a4$34ee3610$a401280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > > I've just installed Money 2003 - came bundled with a
> new
> > > PC. I want to backup direct to my CD burner but the
> backup
> > > options don't show the drive. Can anyone help with
> this?
> > > > .
> > This is incomprehensible to me. Could you please cast in
> in English?

> Asked and answered several times weekly. The FAQ:
> ---
> Q): How do I backup to CD-RW? CD-R?
> A): First, remember that a CD-R or CD-RW is not a general purpose random
> access storage device and needs software (like DirectCD from Easy CD
> (Coaster) Creator by Roxio) to begin to pretend to be. (That having been
> said, the poor reliability many people experience with packet writing
> software in general and DirectCD in specific suggests it is a very poor
> choice for backing up critical data like your Money file. At less than a
> dime per media in quantities of 100, burning a CD-R with a copy of your
> Money data file seems like a better choice.)
> Like any file, your .MNY data file can be stored on writable optical media
> the same way you put other files on them. For instance, if you use WinXP,
> you can backup to the hard disk mirror created by WinXP and then burn a CD
> after you've exited Money. If you like Nero, go ahead and burn a CD with
> your Money data file and don't drag Money into the problem at all. Etc.
> Second, don't expect the "backup to floppy" choice to offer up your
> writeable CD. Is the writeable CD a floppy? No, it is not. Why would Money
> think it is?
> When a WinXP follow-on product supports the Mt. Rainier technology, and
when
> you have hardware that also supports Mt. Rainier, then maybe Money will be
a
> little more savvy about writable CDs.
> Read the referenced MSKB for information about using the backup methods in
> Money to backup to writeable CDs.
> Reference courtesy of Glyn Simpson, Microsoft MVP - Money
> References:
> MSKB: Q265130 backup to writeable CDs
> <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q265130> "David" <dingers[at]emirates.net.ae> wrote in message
> news:07d201c355a4$34ee3610$a401280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > I've just installed Money 2003 - came bundled with a new
> > PC. I want to backup direct to my CD burner but the backup
> > options don't show the drive. Can anyone help with this?

> I've just installed Money 2003 - came bundled with a new
> PC. I want to backup direct to my CD burner but the backup
> options don't show the drive. Can anyone help with this?