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The Windows XP Operating System cannot use "Windows Backup" to backup files to an unformatted CD-R/RW,DVD -R/-RW, or DVD +R/+RW disc. The Removable Storage Management component of Windows XP recognizes the discs as if it were write protected (read only) and will not treat the disc as a removable storage medium. You can manually copy files or folders using the project window, but Windows XP is unable to backup a volume, such as a drive partition, to a CD or DVD that has not been formatted with a packet writing application. The Windows XP Operating System cannot format a blank CD or DVD media by itself, but XP will work successfully with third party applications that do format the CD or DVD for UDF. For instance, if the disc is formatted with DirectCD or another packet writing software, the backup program will then be able to recognize the disc and use it as a backup volume.