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From: "jburns" <>
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] PAF-5-USERS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 150
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:15:23 -0700
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Thanks Robert. When you do a backup of your PAF onto a CD about how long
does it take. Say for a file of about 700 KB.
John
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From: "Collester's" <>
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Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] PAF-5-USERS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 150


>I have used CD's in all my saving, exporting and back-up operations for at
> least the last 5 years. I started moving all of our Patrons and
> Consultants
> away from floppys over a year ago. I take my temple files on CD to the
> Nashville Temple on a regular basis. I took them on CD to the Nauvoo
> Temple
> the week after it opened. Sometimes I have had to show the Temple records
> clerk or a Member of the Temple Presidency how to use CD's in their
> programs
> the first or second time I have taken them but it always works
> successfully.
>
> The two computers I use are running either Windows '98 or 2000
> Professional.
> All of my CD's are prepared on either Roxio CD Creator or Adaptec EZ CD
> Creator. I pre-format all new CD's, making sure that when the CD is
> formatted I check the box indicating that I want the CD to be usable on
> all
> PC's. Be careful not to indicate that you want it available with just a
> specific program. Insure that it is readable on all PC's.
>
> Make sure there is not a disk in your floppy drive.
>
> To Save - click on File; Save As; - when the Save As window pops up, at
> the
> top will be a drop down menu, click on the down arrow providing a list of
> targets to save to; select your CD Drive; name your file and save.
>
> To Export - after configuring your file in the export window; click on
> export at the bottom of the window, again essentially the same window will
> pop up as in saving. Click on your drop down arrow at the top of the
> window, select your CD drive as the target; name your file and click
> Export.
>
> To Backup - The same window will pop up as in the two examples above;
> click
> your drop down arrow at the top, select your CD drive; name your file and
> click backup.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Robert Collester
> Crossville, TN
>
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 20:01:31 -0700
>> From: "jburns" <>
>> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Saving/burning files to a CD
>> Message-ID: <>
>> I've been reading through the Archives and most people agree that you
> cannot backup directly from PAF to a CD but I have seen two posters (Beth
> Perry Johnston and Dick Cazier) who say they do it without using special
> software. I don't seem to be able to do it but I think I did it the first
> time I tried it (it took about 10 minutes to burn) but I can't do it
> again.
> I've also
>> been trying it by saving the backup to a folder and then dragging it to
> the CD window. Then it only takes a few seconds to burn!? I'm not
> positive
> my backup is on any of these though. I agree using a CD seems to be too
> much trouble but I thought I should have as many backup options as
> possible. I also use floppies and a flash drive for backups-they are both
> so easy to do in comparison.
>> John
>
>
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