If you have a CD-RW drive on your computer, Windows XP has an integrated CD burning feature that allows you to burn data files onto recordable CDs. For Wellesley College-owned computers, there is a better CD-burning program called Roxio Easy CD-Creator that you may use.

There are 2 types of recordable CDs: CD-R or CD-RW. CD-RWs are CDs that are re-writable, meaning that you may erase the CD at any time and re-use the CD to burn more files onto it. In contrast, CD-Rs are not erasable so you will have a permanent copy of your files on the CD once you have burnt files onto it. Most recordable CDs can hold up to 650 MB or 700 MB of data, while some high capacity recordable CDs may hold up to 850 MB. Check your recordable CD to see how much data it can hold before burning any files to it. Note: Some CD-ROM drives (regular CD drives) may not be able to read data written on CD-RWs but any CD-RW drive should be able to read CD-RWs.

1. Insert a blank, CD-R or CD-RW into the CD-RW drive.
2. Open the folder that holds the files you wish to burn onto a CD. Select the files or folders you want (you can select multiple items by pressing and holding down the CTRL key while you click on the files).
3. Next, go to the Edit menu and select Copy.
4. Double-click on My Computer and then double-click on the CD-RW Drive.
5. Go to the Edit menu and select Paste. Windows displays temporary place-holders in the CD-RW Drive folder for files before they are copied to the CD-ROM. These appear as pale file icons with a black down arrow in the lower left corner of the icon, for example: . You may continue adding or deleting files into the CD folder by clicking and dragging files into the folder or using the DELETE button on the keyboard.
6. When you are ready to burn the CD, under the CD Writing Tasks section on the left side of the window, click Write these files to CD.
7. The CD Writing Wizard will appear. Type in a name for the CD and check the box for Close the wizard after the files have been written. Click Next.
8. The files will now be burnt onto the CD. When the CD is completed, the CD tray will usually eject the CD.
9. Put the CD back into the CD-RW drive and verify the contents of the CD. If there is enough space left on the CD and you wish to burn more files onto it, you may add them later using this process.

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