[OldMissileer]

I have a notebook with no cd drive and I need to make a restore disk. Can I use a usb cable to connect it to another computer that has a cd drive and make it that way?

That will not work

If you go online to a site like Newegg.com you can find external DVD/CD drives on sale for around $25 with free shipping.

Just plug that in to the notebook USB port and then burn the restore disk.

[SkyDancer]

Thanks for the reply. Several FReepers have suggested I do that. I already have a portable CD drive for my notebook that I use to play movies on but it doesn’t record. The other suggestion I received is to use a USB memory stick. But I had tried that already and all that shows when I want to do the backup is E: CD drive which doesn’t work.