Re: HoW to Burn CD or DVD

CDBurnerXP, it's free:
http://cdburnerxp.se/
There's a good article on how to use it in the current issue of
Computeractive magazine.

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Kenny Cargill




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Just wondering if it is possible to burn a data CD and/or DVD with
Windows XP Pro/SP2 (assuming of course that the computer has a
functional DVD burner installed). If so, how? What about music CDs/DVDs?

Yes - I've googled this and come up with advertising - not helpful.


Out of the box, Windows XP will burn CD's when a compatible CD burner is
attached (practically all modern burners are suitable). Although XP
burns them in a technically invalid format [1], most CD drives will read
the resultant discs, but a few modern drives (and many older drives) will
not read beyond the first session.

It is only necessary to enable recording in the properties box of the
target drive. From there it is a simple matter of dragging and droping
the files on the CD drive folder. You have to click, the burn to disk to
finish off the job. Files can be added latter.

XP does not burn DVDs (except DVD-RAM) as supplied. To burn these latter
disks, a third party burning application is required, and these will also
burn CDs in many valid formats.

Music DVDs (that is DVDs burned to the Audio CD Red book standard) is not
a valid format [2], though having said that, I have come across a few DVD
video players that recognise and play the disks. Most DVD (video)
players that recognise CDs with .MP3 files on them won't recognise DVDs
with .MP3 files.

[1] Multisession Mode 1 format, which was not intended to be supported -
but the Orange Book specification was somewhat ambiguous on the point.

[2] Most burning packages won't permit burning such disks, but a few do.


Thank you for the helpful and informative response. Now a quick followup
question: Can you recommend a good - yet *uncomplicated* program or
package I can use to burn CDs and DVDs (data files and music file; I don't
care about movies or blue ray etc)? I would really appreciate such a
recommendation. I have done a bunch of research on this and all I find
from Nero, Roxio, and their competitors are complicated packages that
allow me to compete with Holywood, steal protected content etc.. I just
want to copy my data files for backup/archival purposes and burn a music
CD from time to time. That's all. Any suggestions? I'm happy to pay a
reasonable price for the software.

Thanks.




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