DriveImage 2002 & DVD-RW?

Hi all,

Has anyone used DriveImage 2002 with a DVD-RW drive, successfully?

I've had PowerQuest Drive Image 2002 for some time now and it worked great
with my Plextor CD-RW drive. Recently, I aquired and installed a Plextor
DVD-RW drive. I went to make a backup today, and though it recognized my
DVD-RW drive, it seems Drive Image doesn't give you an option to write to a
DVD-RW drive, as it does with Zip Drive, Cd-R and the like in the "Split
Image to Mulitple Files" option drop down box. However, I can choose to
split the image file in 4000MB files by just typing in 4000 in the little
box. Does this work? Or do I need to upgrade or download something.

It seems Symantec aquired this software, to which I groaned aloud after
finding out. I couldn't find all the previous info on 2002 about DVD-RW
drives and supporting them.

Thanks for any help,
Gina

"Gina" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

Has anyone used DriveImage 2002 with a DVD-RW drive, successfully?

I've had PowerQuest Drive Image 2002 for some time now and it worked great
with my Plextor CD-RW drive. Recently, I aquired and installed a Plextor
DVD-RW drive. I went to make a backup today, and though it recognized my
DVD-RW drive, it seems Drive Image doesn't give you an option to write to
a
DVD-RW drive, as it does with Zip Drive, Cd-R and the like in the "Split
Image to Mulitple Files" option drop down box. However, I can choose to
split the image file in 4000MB files by just typing in 4000 in the little
box. Does this work? Or do I need to upgrade or download something.

I'm not certain, but I think you do need DI 7.0, ie.e another $70.

It seems Symantec aquired this software, to which I groaned aloud after
finding out.

No ****, I sent three separate supports calls via their web client, over a
week agao, and they have answered none of them so far.
What BS!

I couldn't find all the previous info on 2002 about DVD-RW
drives and supporting them.



Thanks for any help,
Gina

Gina wrote in message
...

Has anyone used DriveImage 2002 with a DVD-RW drive, successfully?

I've had PowerQuest Drive Image 2002 for some time now
and it worked great with my Plextor CD-RW drive. Recently,
I aquired and installed a Plextor DVD-RW drive. I went to
make a backup today, and though it recognized my DVD-RW
drive, it seems Drive Image doesn't give you an option to write
to a DVD-RW drive, as it does with Zip Drive, Cd-R and the like
in the "Split Image to Mulitple Files" option drop down box.
However, I can choose to split the image file in 4000MB files
by just typing in 4000 in the little box. Does this work?

Nope, DI 2002 will only write 2GB files even if you dont tell it
to split at all. Thats really just a cosmetic 'problem' tho, it really
doesnt make a lot of different with whats written to the DVDs.

Or do I need to upgrade or download something.

Havent tried the latest DI 7 on that. I vaguely recall that
someone said that it will write to a DVD burner, but not
to DVD media, only CD media or some crudity like that.

Its available as a free trial download if you want to try that.

It seems Symantec aquired this software,
to which I groaned aloud after finding out.

Yeah, its obvious why they want to kill off PowerQuest.

Fortunately there are a number of other
competitors now like Acronis and NTI.

I couldn't find all the previous info on 2002
about DVD-RW drives and supporting them.

There never was much.

In message , Rod Speed
writes

Gina wrote in message
. ..

Has anyone used DriveImage 2002 with a DVD-RW drive, successfully?

I've had PowerQuest Drive Image 2002 for some time now
and it worked great with my Plextor CD-RW drive. Recently,
I aquired and installed a Plextor DVD-RW drive. I went to
make a backup today, and though it recognized my DVD-RW
drive, it seems Drive Image doesn't give you an option to write
to a DVD-RW drive, as it does with Zip Drive, Cd-R and the like
in the "Split Image to Mulitple Files" option drop down box.
However, I can choose to split the image file in 4000MB files
by just typing in 4000 in the little box. Does this work?

Nope, DI 2002 will only write 2GB files even if you dont tell it
to split at all. Thats really just a cosmetic 'problem' tho, it really
doesnt make a lot of different with whats written to the DVDs.

Or do I need to upgrade or download something.

Havent tried the latest DI 7 on that. I vaguely recall that
someone said that it will write to a DVD burner, but not
to DVD media, only CD media or some crudity like that.

I use DI 7 and it is supposed to write to CD-R and DVD-RW. I don't use
-RW so I can't test it but I see no reason why it won't work.
--
gillie

No ****, I sent three separate supports calls via their web client, over a
week agao, and they have answered none of them so far.
What BS!

They still haven't answered two web based support messgaes or two direct
emails and the worst that I have said in one of them was that I wanted my
money back if they didn't resolve the issues I had.

Sounds to me like Symantic doesn't give a **** about this product at all.
Probably just bout it to kill iot off, that is if they have their own
solution forthcoming.

Tom wrote in message
...

No ****, I sent three separate supports calls
via their web client, over a week agao, and they
have answered none of them so far. What BS!

They still haven't answered two web based
support messgaes or two direct emails

Cant imagine why for the life of me.

and the worst that I have said in one of them was that I
wanted my money back if they didn't resolve the issues I had.

Sounds to me like Symantic doesn't give a **** about
this product at all. Probably just bout it to kill iot off,

Actually, the death squad has its orders, and its curtains for you.

that is if they have their own solution forthcoming.

Have had for a while now, stupid.