On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:29:09 +0100, "Michael Cant" <mickcant@freenetname.co.uk> wrote: >Hi all, > > I went through the "backup Data Files" process with a new blank CDR >in the rewriter drive and this error came up. > > > >Drive not available. > >If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 then go to start, Computer, and >Right Click your CD/DVD drive and if there is an option to Format the >blank CD/DVD then pick that. > >I have not heard that a new CDR can be formatted? > >The format button is greyed out anyhow. > >It seems to be a "Brother's Keeper 6" report. > >I have burnt photo files to a CDR, so the DVD rewriter drive seems ok! XP was some different but as JS told a few days ago, you have in win 7 do a formating of the CD. Do that ad it works. It might be something about the backupsystem used for Win7 and may be JS have to buy an other add-in to have this to work different. But still it is no problem and JS have explained. An other way is that you can take the Backup to an other location on you PC and then move it to your CD or you can take the backup to a memony-sstick or an external had-drive -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON