December 2007
Beginner
672 pages
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English
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Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop
Burning a CD or DVD is great for backing stuff up, transferring stuff to another computer, mailing to somebody, or archiving older files to free up hard drive space. These days, you can buy blank CDs and DVDs very inexpensively in bulk via the Web or discount store.
In ancient times—you know, like 2002—every PC came with a CD-ROM drive. Nowadays, new PCs come with either a combo drive (a drive that can burn blank CDs and play DVDs) or a drive that burns both CDs and DVDs.
Before you dig in, however, here’s a brief chalk talk about CD data formats.
A Tale of Two Formats
Turns out Windows Vista can burn blank CDs and DVDs using your choice of two formats.
▸ Mastered. This is what most of the world is used to. It’s what everybody burned before Windows Vista came along.
You insert the blank disc and then drag files and folders into its window. Then you burn all the files and folders at once.
The Mastered format’s virtue is compatibility. These discs play in just about any computer, including Macs and older PCs.
▸ Live File System. This newer, more modern format—Vista’s new factory setting—is light-years more convenient. It lets you use a blank CD or DVD exactly as though it’s a floppy disk or USB flash drive. You can drag files and folders onto it, move icons around on it, rename them, and so on. There’s no momentous Moment of Burn; files are copied to the CD in real time, whenever you put them there. You can leave a disc in your drive, dragging stuff onto ...
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