A standard CD can hold about 650 Megabytes, but some newer non-standard higher-capacity CDs can hold more data (i.e.: 700MB+). I have not used this media so I can't offer any advise as far as compatibility with current and older drives.
To create a CD, follow the instructions below:
- Insert a blank CD in to your CD recorder drive.
- Open 'My Computer' under the Start menu.
- Select the files or folders you want to copy to the CD (To select multiple items, hold down the CTRL key and click the files or folders you want to copy).
- Then, under the File and Folder Tasks pane, click 'Copy this file', 'Copy this folder', or 'Copy the selected items' (the option will change depending on what items you selected).
- In the Copy Items dialog box, find your CD recording drive click on it and then press the Copy button.
- In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive.
- Under 'CD Writing Tasks' pane, click the link 'Write these files to CD'.
- The 'CD Writing Wizard' will be displayed, follow the instructions in the wizard.
Bonus Tip:
It's useful to check the CD after you finish burning it to make sure that the files copied properly. So to help make this confirmation process easier, you should turn off the feature that automatically ejects the CD when the data transfer process is finished.
To stop the CD drive from automatically ejecting the CD:
- Open 'My Computer' under the Start menu.
- Right-click your CD recording drive, and then select Properties.
- Click the Recording tab, uncheck the 'Automatically eject the CD after writing' checkbox.
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