Software Backups

[azarbock]

I have some software that I would like to backup in case they are ever
lost, stolen, damaged, etc.

My question is, how could I backup my software on blank CD-R/CD-RW or
DVD-R/DVD-RW discs. Is there any file compression software (free is
good) that could be used to fit large software files on such a format?
Thanks!

 

[houssam_ballout]

drive image!

 

[azarbock]

Re: Image

How would I do a drive image?

 

[houssam_ballout]

u must have the software from the semantic ( I am sorry it is not free(< but it will work on startup.

 

[OS Dragon]

I've never used it but you could try Norton Ghost 10.0. It should allow you to back you files (e.g. Music, images or whatever you want) on your comp or cd.

 

[dhaynes]

one way of creating a software backup for cds is to convert them into a .iso file and run them off of a virtual cd drive. the only problem with this option is that the .iso are an image of the cd, meaning it;s going to be close to 700mb a file. to convert your cd's into iso's use iso recorder from this website: http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

To run the .iso file on your computer there are several programs. My personal favorite is daemon tools. You can get daemon tools here: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php