How to Burn a CD with Windows XP's Integrated Software... Continued

Once the "What do you want to do" screen appears, click "open writable CD folder" and the window on the right will appear. This is where some people become confused. On some PC's the screen on the previous page will not appear on its own when you insert a blank CD. Don't worry. If the screen did not appear on your PC, then you can get where you need to be manually. Click on Start, and then on My Computer. Now double click on your CD drive (usually the D: or E: drive). Now you should see the window on the right.

Now that you have crossed that hurdle, on to the easier part! To copy files from your computer to your CD all you have to do is drag the file or folder from any other screen on your computer and drop it in the screen you opened earlier. Once you drop the file or folder there, it will appear in the CD drive window. For example, lets copy your My Documents folder onto a CD. Click on the My Documents folder on your desktop, and drag it into the CD Drive window. See the image on the next page.

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