Network Wizard will not write to CDR/W

So I have my handy dandy Toshiba R15-S822 Tablet PC and I would like to
scrape some files off of my old box. Both have 10/100 capability. I lite off
the network wizard and all goes well til it gets to the part about writing
a network setup disc to be used with another sytem. The wizard doesn't see
the the CDR/W as removable media. It wants a floppy. Well the 822 doesn't
have a floppy.

So the question that begs to be answered is this: why would the XP Tablet
SP2 network setup wizard not see the CDR/W as removable media?

My Computer detects it correctly, properties correctly indicates 702mb of
free space. But the wizard is blind...

The second question that begs answering is this: Is it just me?

Has anyone else seen this?

Charles

In article <5A2A8508-987F-4BED-9E29-396785C6B872@microsoft.com>,
"Charles Benafield" <CharlesBenafield@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>So I have my handy dandy Toshiba R15-S822 Tablet PC and I would like to
>scrape some files off of my old box. Both have 10/100 capability. I lite off
>the network wizard and all goes well til it gets to the part about writing
>a network setup disc to be used with another sytem. The wizard doesn't see
>the the CDR/W as removable media. It wants a floppy. Well the 822 doesn't
>have a floppy.
>
>So the question that begs to be answered is this: why would the XP Tablet
>SP2 network setup wizard not see the CDR/W as removable media?
>
>My Computer detects it correctly, properties correctly indicates 702mb of
>free space. But the wizard is blind...
>
>The second question that begs answering is this: Is it just me?
>
>Has anyone else seen this?
>
>Charles

The Network Setup Wizard can only write to a floppy disk. It doesn't
even look for other devices.

You can copy the Wizard's executable file to a CD or USB flash drive
and run it on the other computer:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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In article <5A2A8508-987F-4BED-9E29-396785C6B872@microsoft.com>,
"Charles Benafield" <CharlesBenafield@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>So I have my handy dandy Toshiba R15-S822 Tablet PC and I would like to
>scrape some files off of my old box. Both have 10/100 capability. I lite off
>the network wizard and all goes well til it gets to the part about writing
>a network setup disc to be used with another sytem. The wizard doesn't see
>the the CDR/W as removable media. It wants a floppy. Well the 822 doesn't
>have a floppy.
>
>So the question that begs to be answered is this: why would the XP Tablet
>SP2 network setup wizard not see the CDR/W as removable media?
>
>My Computer detects it correctly, properties correctly indicates 702mb of
>free space. But the wizard is blind...
>
>The second question that begs answering is this: Is it just me?
>
>Has anyone else seen this?
>
>Charles

The Network Setup Wizard can only write to a floppy disk. It doesn't
even look for other devices.

You can copy the Wizard's executable file to a CD or USB flash drive
and run it on the other computer:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com