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Trying to burn a cd on windows XP, but i do not know how to use the built-in burning software. anybody knows how to use it? any recommendations for free burning software I can download?


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It depends what you're actually trying to burn. If you want to put some files on CD then you can simply use drag-n-drop to drag the needed files to the burner drive (eg let's say you're trying to copy all files in a directory \backup to CD and your CD-burner is drive D: - just drag the files over drive D: in Windows Explorer). Once you have any files dragged (or copied there is fine too) - you'll see Windows display a message that there are files ready to be written to the CD. Keep repeating the process until you copy all of the needed files to the burner drive. When you're ready to actually burn - right-click on the drive (D: in this example) and select Write Files to CD. Of course you'd need to make sure you have a CD in the drive and the rest is automatic. If you're trying to burn a music CD - I'd recommend either using Windows Media Player or Real Player and it's pretty intuitive. Alternatively you could purchase Nero software that does a good job. There are many packages available... the trick is to figure out what you're planning to do and then research what package would work well, in terms of features, cost and ease of use. But for basic copying of files to CDs - built-in software in Windows is simple, but does the job.

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There is a nice tutorial in Microsoft's site explaining how to burn CDs using Windows XP's built in CD burning support.

You can check it out here

Regarding a free burning software, I heard some good things about CDBurnerXP Pro which is free and can also burn DVDs.

Posted 2006-07-25T08:53:55Z
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http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ - this one is free; you can also use the trial version of NeroBurningRome (www.nero.com ), which is considered as one of the best software for burning CD-s.

Posted 2006-08-12T10:10:17Z
 

Hey how do you know how to burn a cd i am just leared a little still working on it so yeah peace out my doggy arf arf bye yall well i geuss i will ttyl =) =) =) =) =)

                            Maria 

Posted 2007-07-22T02:21:03Z
 

Hey how do you know how to burn a cd i am just leared a little still working on it so yeah peace out my doggy arf arf bye yall well i geuss i will ttyl =) =) =) =) =)

                            Maria 

Posted 2007-07-22T02:21:14Z
 
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You can download the software from the following link http://www.cheapdownloadsoftware.com>

 

Posted 2009-06-09T08:25:10Z
 
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Step 1
Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disk into the CD-RW drive. A pop-up dialog box should appear after Windows loads the CD. (No pop-up dialog box? Open "My Computer" from your desktop and double-click on your CD-RW drive icon.)

Step 2
Double-click the option, "Open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer." You will see the files that are currently on the CD in your CD-RW drive. If you inserted a blank CD, you will see nothing.

Step 3
Click on the "Start" menu, and then "My Computer." (No "My Computer" on your start menu? It is likely you have the Windows Classic Start Menu enabled, and you will have to double-click "My Computer" on the desktop instead.) Navigate to the files that you wish to burn onto the CD.

Step 4
Single-click on the first file you wish to burn. Hold down the "Control" key and continue to single-click on other desired files until you have selected them all. Let go of the "Control" key. All your files should remain selected and appear blue. Right-click on any file and choose "Copy."

Step 5
Go back to the open window that displays the contents of your CD drive. Right-click in the white space and choose "Paste." The pasted icons will appear washed out, and they will have little black arrows on them indicating your next step.

Step 6
Choose "Write these files to CD" on the left-hand menu bar under "CD Writing Tasks." A wizard will start. First, name your CD. You can use up to 16 characters. After typing a name, click "Next." This will start the burning process. When the CD is finished burning, the CD will eject itself.

Step 7
Follow the remaining wizard prompts. It will ask if you want to burn the same files to another CD. If so, click "Yes, write these files to another CD." If not, click "Finish."
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Posted 2009-10-21T03:23:31Z

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