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Showing posts with label burn. Show all posts
Burn a CD on Windows XP without using software
Burn a CD on Windows XP without using software Windows XP comes with a builtin CD-copy feature that not many people are aware of. Although almost everyone has his/her favorite CD-copy software to stick with, it is still good to know about this CDR feature from Windows XP. You will find it very useful when you come to another PC that doesnt have a CD-copy software, and you cant just install your favorite software to it. With this feature, you can write some data or MP3 files to a CD/DVD, or erase a re-writable CD/DVD. If youre using a Re-Writable CD (CD-RW), make sure the disc is blank. You might need to erase (or "format") it before use. For information how to erase a CD-RW on Windows XP without using any other software, Requirements: You need to enable the CD-R feature on Windows XP. If you havent done so, 1. Insert a Formated-ReWritable CD or a Recordable (CD-R) disc into the CD drive. 2. From Desktop, double-click on "My Computer". 3. Navigate to the files/folders you want to copy to CD. Select them and press "Ctrl-c" to copy. |
5. On the left panel, select "Write these files to CD".
6.The window "CD Writing Wizard" appears with the default CD name. Change the CD name if you wish, then click "Next".
7.The "CD Writing Wizard" starts to write files/folders to the CD:
8. Once the writing process is complete, the wizard will disappear and the CD-Rom will be ejected.
Burn ISO Image to CD or DVD
Burn ISO Image to CD or DVD
Ok, I have an ISO file, now what? I cant see the files or folders inside although I copied it to a CD/DVD... Well, an ISO file is an image of a CD or DVD, simply copy it to a CD or DVD as a data file wont be enough. You can think of an ISO image as a "compressed" file. For a CD/DVD ISO, youll need to burn it out to a blank disc, but with the "image burning" option. Most current burning applications come with this option, and theyll all do the same thing: Extract the files to a temporary location then burn them to CD/DVD.
One big advantage of using ISO image file for CD/DVD is, the image file contains all files/folders and the structure of the CD/DVD, including the hidden sectors, for example, the boot sectors. Some CD/DVD are "bootable", which means you can use the CD/DVD to startup your pc and run some installations or utility. With this kind of CD/DVD, when you view the contents in Windows, you wont see the bootable portion. And when you make a copy of the CD/DVD using the normal method for files, the bootable sectors will NOT be included. However, the Image method will take care of that.
With that said, when youre making a copy of your CD/DVD and you are not sure if the CD/DVD has some hidden contents or bootable sectors, then you better use the ISO image method to make sure everything gets copied.
This page shows you how to burn the ISO image back to CD/DVD, assume that you already have an ISO image is an image created from a CD/DVD.
For instructions how to create an ISO image from a CD/DVD, click Here.
For instructions how to create an ISO image from a CD/DVD, click Here.
The steps of burning an ISO image to CD/DVD are different depending on which tool you use. However, the following key points should be the same:
1. Insert a blank CD/DVD.
2. Open the burning tool.
3. Select the burning option for ISO/image.
4. Browse to the ISO/image file.
5. Burn to CD/DVD.
Detailed Steps
1. If you have not installed a burning program, download the tool above and install it. Make sure to reboot after the installation.
2. Insert a blank CD/DVD.
3. Open the Free Easy CD DVD Burner program.
4. Click on the "Copy CD/DVD" button on the top.
5.Under the "Action" menu on the left, click the "Burn an image file" link. (Note that if this link is not selectable, then you might have no (or invalid) blank CD/DVD in your drive.)
6.The window "Select the image file that you want to burn" opens, browse to the ISO file you wish to burn and click "Open"
7.A dialog box will appear asking "Do you want to burn...", cilck "OK" to confirm.
8.The burning process will start to extract files and burn to your CD/DVD. This process will take a few minutes depending on the size of the ISO file and the speed of your burner
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