Q: How do I create a data CD with Windows XP integrated support?

A: Follow these steps.

1. Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.

2. Open My Computer.
   • If using the Microsoft® Windows® XP default Start menu, from the Start menu, click My Computer.
     
   • If using the classic Start menu, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

3. In the My Computer window, click the files or folders that you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files that you want. Under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

   
   
   

4. If the files are located in the My Pictures folder, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.

5. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.

   

6. In the My Computer window, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD.

   Note: Verify that all of the files and folders that are to be copied to the CD are located in Files Ready to Be Written to the CD. If they are not there, copy them again before writing to the CD.

   

7. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD.

   

8. The CD Writing Wizard opens. Type the name for the CD to be created, and then click Next.

   

9. Windows displays the progress as the CD is being created.

   

10. In the CD Writing Wizard dialog box, click Finish.