Hi - copying in WinXp is actually a two-step process - you have to
select and choose to copy the file you want - WinXp then creates a
"temporary" area where the files are held - you then have to "verify"
and then choose to "write the files to cd".
Do a search of the WinXP help files: go to Start-Help and Support -
Index. Scroll down to "copying files and folders" - "CDs, copying to".
You will find the following directions:
To copy files and folders to a CD
Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.
Open My Computer.
Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more
than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.
Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this
folder, or Copy the selected items.
If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy
to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.
In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then
click Copy.
In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a
temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the
CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD
appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays
the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Notes
To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up
to 650 megabytes (MB). High-capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.
Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the
temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a
standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space.
For a high-capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the
available free space.
After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD
to confirm that the files are copied. For more information, click
Related Topics.
Also, in Help and Support, look under "CD-RW" and "CD-R" "CDs" which
will give you a better understanding of what each type means.
C.S.
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