How do I burn (create) a data CD on a computer running Windows XP?
Insert a blank CD into the computer.
Create or select a folder with your data to burn.
Right click on the folder and select Send to.
Select DVD/CD-RW Drive (D:). A window will appear, giving you the status
of your files as they are moved.
A yellow bubble will appear at the bottom of the desktop when the files are
ready to be burned. Left click on it. (Or open My Computer and select
DVD/CD-RW Drive (D:).)
Go to the File menu and select Write these files to CD.
The burning process will then begin.
Don't forget to take your new CD with you!
Additional information about CDs and DVDs:
CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) discs come in normal and high-speed formats. You can write
once to CD-R (CD-Recordable) discs or write, erase and rewrite data to CD-RW discs.
If a CD-RW disc already contains files, you must first erase the information
on the disc before burning data on it again.
If a CD-R disc already contains files, you can't erase or burn more data
on the disc.
There are two types of CD-R discs. One holds 74 minutes of audio or about 650 MB of information.
The other holds 80 minutes of audio or about 700 MB of information. For recording audio CDs,
it is best to use CD-R discs because most standard audio CD players cannot read CD-RW discs.
For longer-term storage and reliability, use CD-R discs.
If a DVD-R disc already contains files, you can't erase or burn more data
on the disc.
DVD-R discs hold about 4.7 GB of information.
You can't write (save) anything on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disc.
