Q: How do I erase files from a CD-RW disc with Windows XP integrated support?

A: Use the following steps to erase files from a CD.

Note: Erasing the CD deletes all of the files on the CD. You cannot select individual files to delete.

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

2. In the My Computer window, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays the files and folders located on the CD.

3. In the CD drive window, under CD Writing Tasks, click Erase this CD-RW. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard.

   Note: If there is no data on the CD-RW disk, the option to Erase this CD is not available. Additionally, if the CD you are using is not erasable, for example, a CD-R, then this feature is not available.

   

4. In the CD Writing Wizard dialog box, click Next.

   

5. The CD-RW disc is erased.

   

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