Shouldnt there be a way to do it without buying a dvd burner. that seems like a lot of money to spend just to back up windows
I feel like this would be a more common problem with netbooks.
I borked the partitions on my Asus EeePC netbook, a while back, and needed an external CD, so I could run SystemRescueCD.
Every time I go into a Goodwill, Savers, the local Senior Center Thrift Store, et cetera, I see these things sitting on the shelf.
I ended up buying a Que!Drive QPS-525 External USB2 CDRW 32X10X40X at Goodwill for (like) $12, complete with power supply and cables.
LoL! It's built like a tank, and looked like brand new.
Of course, you wouldn't want to pack this thing around, but it's great for the abode! :awe: