Microsoft KB Archive/282491

= HOW TO: Copy a CD-ROM in Windows XP =

Article ID: 282491

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SUMMARY
 * To Copy a CD-ROM

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to copy a CD-ROM when you are using Microsoft Windows XP. When you use Windows XP you can record a CD-ROM, but Windows XP does not have the user interface (UI) to enable you to copy another CD-ROM.

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To Copy a CD-ROM
To copy a CD-ROM, you must first copy the contents of the CD-ROM that you want to copy to the CD-ROM staging area, and then record a new CD-ROM using this data.


 * 1) If you have a standard CDROM drive as well as a CD-R drive, drag the contents of the host CD-ROM to the CD-R drive icon. If you have only a CD-R drive, you can manually copy the contents of the original CD-ROM to a folder on the hard disk, and then drag the data to the CD-R drive that has had the original media removed.

NOTE: You can also right-click the files, click Send To, and then click the name or drive letter of your writable CD drive to copy the files.
 * 1) To initiate the record process, either right-click the CD-R drive, and then click Write these files to CD, or double-click My Computer, click the CD-R drive, and then click Write these files to CD on the File menu.

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