Windows XP has a built-in wizard for burning CDs. Although
it is not as easy to use as other applications, it gets the job done in three
steps: 1) Open the CD for writing. 2) Drag the files and folders you wish
to write to the drive. 3) Complete the process by actually writing data to
the CD.
Follow the steps below and observe the screenshots for a
good idea of how to proceed and create your own CD.
1. Insert a blank CD into the CD-ROM drive. The following window below
should appear automatically.
2. Click "Open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer" and
click "Ok". Then, the following screen will appear:
3. The window that pops up is just like any other Windows Explorer window.
You can drag files and folders into the window. Please note that when you
do so, you are not physically writing the files to the CD-ROM, you are merely
telling the computer what you want on the CD-ROM. Windows will not write
to the CD-ROM until you explicity tell it to by either clicking "Write
these files to CD" or by ejecting the CD-ROM.
4. When you drag folders to the CD Drive window, it will look like the
computer is actually copying the files to the drive. But, if you look at
the screen shot below, you'll notice that the files are semi-transparent.
That means the files have not been written yet.
5. Continue adding files and folders (you can even create new folders
and restructure the directories). When you are satisfied, pull down the
"File" menu and select "Write these files to CD"
6. The CD Writing Wizard will pop up automatically. From this point forward,
all you have to do is give the CD a name and Windows will do the rest.
7. The writing process can take anywhere from 2-30 minutes.
8. When the process is complete, the CD-ROM will automatically eject.
If you wish to make another copy of the same data, this would be the time
to insert another blank CD-ROM and select "Yes, write these files to
another CD". Otherwise, just click "Finish"
9. Congratulations! Take the CD-ROM to another computer and make sure
it works!
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