CD Burning

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Hello,

I've had Windows XP Home Edition for about a year now. Recently I was on my friends computer and noticed that he had certain things on Windows XP that I didn't on my version. He could burn CD directly from the Windows Explorer window without passing through another program (RecordNow, etc). Also different taskbar issues and things like that.

I was wondering if these we're updates that were introduced on a later version on Windows XP and if I can get my hands on it???

Thanks!
 
Open XP's "Help and Support" and type: CD RECORDING , and hit enter.
Then click on the task: "Copy files and folders to a CD".

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hello,
|
| I've had Windows XP Home Edition for about a year now. Recently I was on my friends computer and noticed
that he had certain things on Windows XP that I didn't on my version. He could burn CD directly from the
Windows Explorer window without passing through another program (RecordNow, etc). Also different taskbar
issues and things like that.
|
| I was wondering if these we're updates that were introduced on a later version on Windows XP and if I can
get my hands on it???
|
| Thanks!
 
Those are just matters of how you have your options set-up. CD burning
capability is available in all XP editions, maybe with the exception of the
64 bit edition, I don't know about that, it would not apply to you anyway.

Post back to this thread and tell us what you would like to do with your PC
and, someone will help you get it going the way you want it.

JAX

Ptit_Chris said:
Hello,

I've had Windows XP Home Edition for about a year now. Recently I was on
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my friends computer and noticed that he had certain things on Windows XP
that I didn't on my version. He could burn CD directly from the Windows
Explorer window without passing through another program (RecordNow, etc).
Also different taskbar issues and things like that.
I was wondering if these we're updates that were introduced on a later
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version on Windows XP and if I can get my hands on it???
 
Thanks for the support but theres still nothing.

As soon as I get to the step to Copy the selected files to the Writable CD Folder (which in my case doesn't exist) It asks me insert a CD, which I don't want to do. I simply want it to send it to the Writable CD Folder to be burnt at a leter time. It seems that it isn't even an option on my computer.

When I bought the computer XP was already installed and the burner as well. It came with RecordNow software to do the burning. I've got an HP DVD/CD-RW writer 300n, that came with the computer.
 
Ptit_Chris said:
I've had Windows XP Home Edition for about a year now. Recently I was
on my friends computer and noticed that he had certain things on
Windows XP that I didn't on my version. He could burn CD directly from
the Windows Explorer window without passing through another program
(RecordNow, etc). Also different taskbar issues and things like that.

I was wondering if these were updates that were introduced on a later
version on Windows XP and if I can get my hands on it???
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Using XP's built-in burning tool, here's the way I see it - if the drive
is RECORD enabled (right-click|choose PROPERTIES|RECORD tab)...

Right-click|DRAG and DROP a file from the righthand Explorer pane to the
CD drive letter, and it is copied to the drive's directory (folder).

Later, place a CD in the tray, then right-click on the CD drive letter and
choose
WRITE THESE FILES TO CD, and they are written.

Is that not the way it works for you?

For more on XP's built-in burner capabilities see...

http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

Topics covered include:

1. Fundamentals
a. The ISO File System
b. The UDF File System
2. The Inbuilt System in Windows XP
3. Reading UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
4. Third Party Software, & Upgrading to Windows XP
5. Writing & Using UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
6. Settings for the Inbuilt Software
7. Problems
a. There is no recording page...
b. My CD drives have vanished...
8. More Information

Additionally, you can find a small list of MS Knowledge Base articles on
troubleshooting CD problems by clicking "CD & DVD Drives" here:
http://aumha.org/kbhrdwar.htm
 
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