Copy CD > CD

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Hi

With XP and a single CD-R CD-RW combi drive, what is the best way to copy a
CD to another CD ?
I am posting on behalf of a PC newbie friend who has just bought a PC with
XP, as I am not familiar with XP myself.
I do not think any specific CD writing software is installed, but I beleive
XP has its own - is that correct ?

Thanks
 
I just wanted to know what the built in mechanism is in XP for copying
from
one cd to another (ie without installing anything else)
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Try this:

Copy the CD to a file on your hard disk, then copy the file to another CD.

Dan
 
Dan Sontup said:
Try this:

Copy the CD to a file on your hard disk, then copy the file to another CD.

Dan
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OK Dan thanks.
what do I tell them to copy with, and to what kind of file.
 
haha said:
OK Dan thanks.
what do I tell them to copy with, and to what kind of file.
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First, create a new folder on your CD. I have a catch-all folder labeled
HOLDTEMP. After you insert the CD you want copied into your CD-RW drive,
select all the folders/files on the CD and click on the left panel to move
the selected items to your HOLDTEMP folder. Remove your original CD and put
a blank one in its place, then copy all the folders/files to the blank CD.

AFAIK, there is no comand to "Copy CD" in WinXP, as there is a "Copy Disk"
in Win95, for example.

I may be out of my depth here, but I'm sure there are MVPs on this ng who
can give you correct information.

Dan
 
OK Dan thanks.
what do I tell them to copy with, and to what kind of file.
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Explorer usually, right click the CD icon and select Explore,
the with the files shown on disc, select contents of CD, then select
Edit, Copy, create a new folder, open folder, select Edit, Paste
then select 'Write contents to CD' in explorer window.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
 
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