How do i copy files to a recordable cd or dvd – Sony PCV-W20 User Manual

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How do I copy files to a recordable CD or DVD?

You can copy files to CD-R or CD-RW media, using the installed CD-RW or DVD-RW drive.

To copy files and folders to a CD using Windows XP

1.

Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-RW or DVD-RW drive. (If the CD Drive window appears, click Take
no action
.)

2.

Click Start in the Windows

®

taskbar and click My Computer. Locate the files and folders you want to copy to the

CD.

3.

Point to select a file or folder, or select several files or folders by holding down the CTRL key while pointing to
each of the files you want.

4.

Under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD. Skip to step
6.

If your files are located in My Music, under Music Tasks, click Copy to audio CD or Copy all items to audio CD.
Skip to step 6.

5.

In the Copy Items dialog box, click the read/write drive icon

1

, and click Copy.

6.

Under Other Places, click My Computer, and click the CD-RW or DVD-RW drive.

Windows displays the temporary area that holds the files until they are copied to the CD.

7.

Confirm that the files and folders you want to copy are displayed under Files Ready to Be Written to the CD.

8.

Click Write to CD, under CD Writing Tasks. The CD Writing Wizard starts.

9.

Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete writing the files or folders to the CD.

When the writing process is finished, the wizard displays a check box that enables you to copy another CD. To
create additional copies, click Yes, write these files to another CD, insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc, and click
Next.

To copy files to a DVD using preinstalled software

If your VAIO

®

computer is equipped with a DVD-RW drive, you can copy files to DVD-R or DVD-RW discs using the preinstalled

RecordNow software. To learn more about using RecordNow, refer to the program's online Help.

1.

Click Start in the Windows

®

taskbar and click All Programs.

2.

Point to VERITAS Software, point to RecordNow, and then click RecordNow.

3.

If the RecordNow Wizard starts, click Help. If the RecordNow Wizard does not start right away, click Index on
the Help menu.

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T he read/write drive letter des ignation may vary, depending your s ys tem's hardware c onfiguration.

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