When you use the “Backup and Restore Center” Control Panel item to back up files and folders in Windows Vista, you receive the following message:

Label and insert a blank disk

Please write the following label on a blank disk and insert it into drive:\

ComputerName Date Time Disk 1

If you click File backup needs attention in the notification area, you receive the following error message:

The disk in the drive cannot be written to.

Please write the following label on a blank disk and insert it into drive:\

ComputerName Date Time Disk 1

You experience this behavior even if the CD drive or the DVD drive contains a writable disc.