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e Click Start.
f A CD-RW disc will be ready to use in about 45 minutes. Other types of discs
will be ready to use in 2 to 3 minutes.
g Click OK on the dialog box that appears.
2 Write data to the disc.
Do one of the following:
■ With a document open in your word processor, spreadsheet, or any other
software application that you normally use, select
File, Save As and choose
the HP DVD Writer as your destination.
■ In My Computer or Windows Explorer, drag and drop files to the HP DVD
Writer.
■ In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the files or folders, click
Send To on the shortcut menu, then click DLA Drive.
where you can read the disc
You can read the disc only on the PC that was used to write it or on another PC
that has an HP DVD Writer drive installed.
For greater compatibility, you can run the Make Compatible command. After
running Make Compatible, you can read the disc in other PCs with the following
caveats:
■ You cannot add any more data to the disc.
■ Make Compatible is available only for DVD+R and CD-R discs.
■ If you’re using a CD-R disc, any PC can read the disc.
■ If you’re using a DVD+R disc, any PC with Windows 2000 or Windows XP
can read the disc without any additional software installed. On other
operating systems, you must have DLA installed. To install DLA, run the
program \English\DLA\Setup.exe on Software Disc 1.
To run Make Compatible, in My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the
HP DVD Writer drive, click
Make Compatible on the shortcut menu, then click
Start.
to learn more
To learn more about DLA, read its online help. Click Start, Programs, DLA,
DLA Help.
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