Q132828: Selecting Empty CD-ROM Drive for Backup Causes Backup to Hang

Article: Q132828
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Compare or Restore commands in Windows 95 Backup, Backup may
stop responding, and then you cannot quit the Backup applet.

CAUSE
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You selected an empty CD-ROM drive for the backup operation.

RESOLUTION
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To quit the Backup applet, press CTL+ALT+DELETE to bring up the Close Program
dialog box. In the Close Program dialog box, click Backup, and then click the
End Task button.

MORE INFORMATION
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An empty CD-ROM drive can be selected for a backup operation; however, doing so
can eventually cause the Backup applet to stop responding during a compare or
restore operation.

When you first select an empty CD-ROM drive for a backup operation, you receive
an error message. When you cancel the error message, if you do not also deselect
the drive, the drive remains selected during a backup of other drives or files.

Although the backup operation appears to complete successfully, the Backup applet
stops when you try to compare or restore the backup files.


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