Copy Music Files to CD

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I know how to burn playable CDs, but I would like to simply copy the .wma
files to a CD (as a backup).
What is the procedure in this case?
 
JD said:
I know how to burn playable CDs, but I would like to simply copy the .wma
files to a CD (as a backup).
What is the procedure in this case?
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You simply create a data cd with the .wma file on it.
 
When I selected a folder full of .wma files and clicked "copy to CD,"
Windows Media Player opened with a "burn" list.
Inserting a blank CD also opens WMP.
Should I just do a "drag and drop" to merely copy the files, without
"converting" them?
 
JD said:
When I selected a folder full of .wma files and clicked "copy to CD,"
Windows Media Player opened with a "burn" list.
Inserting a blank CD also opens WMP.
Should I just do a "drag and drop" to merely copy the files, without
"converting" them?
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Yes, but beware that dopping files in your CD writer just puts them in a
queue of sorts. There's something else you have to do to start the burn
process; I suspect it's "Write these files to disc" in the drive's
context menu.

I use Nero for stuff like this, which is why I don't know what I'm
talking about. :-)
 
Here is the link for Windows XP:

How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Select the files you want, right-click on them and choose "Send To", and click the CD/DVD-RW drive.

See also:

Windows Vista Help: Burn a CD or DVD:
http://www.windowshelp.microsoft.co...b47eb51a-ea6d-4d97-97b0-2d07a59316981033.mspx

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I know how to burn playable CDs, but I would like to simply copy the ..wma
files to a CD (as a backup).
What is the procedure in this case?
 
I appreciate the link. Curiously, the kb article says:
To copy files and folders to a CD:
1. Insert a blank writable CD into the CD recorder. [This opens WMP.]
2. Double-click My Computer, and then click the files or folders that you
want to copy to the CD. [When I double click My Computer, I get a window
showing my hard drive and my CD/DVD drives. Is this a mistake? Should I not
open Windows Explorer instead, or am I mis-reading it?]
Our self-created music files are in Windows Explorer, not in WMP.
I've figured out that if I select "Copy to audio CD," I get a burn list in
WMP. This will "convert" the files and create a "playable" CD.
But I only want to copy the files to a data CD as backup, so if I select
"Copy these files," I can then select the CD drive from the list that
follows, and copy them just as I would Word documents.
Also, your suggestion of right-click and Send To works just fine.
Thanks very much.
Here is the link for Windows XP:

How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Select the files you want, right-click on them and choose "Send To", and
click the CD/DVD-RW drive.

See also:

Windows Vista Help: Burn a CD or DVD:
http://www.windowshelp.microsoft.co...b47eb51a-ea6d-4d97-97b0-2d07a59316981033.mspx

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I know how to burn playable CDs, but I would like to simply copy the .wma
files to a CD (as a backup).
What is the procedure in this case?
 
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