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HOW TO: Copy a CD-ROM by Using a Member of Windows Server 2003

Article ID: 317520

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition

This article was previously published under Q317520

For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 282491.

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- To Copy the Contents of a CD-ROM to Another CD
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SUMMARY

This article describes how to make a copy of a CD-ROM by using a member of Windows Server 2003. You cannot duplicate a CD-ROM without additional CD-burning software. However, you can copy the contents of a CD-ROM to a CD-Recordable (CD-R) disc or CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) disc by using the procedure in this article.

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To Copy the Contents of a CD-ROM to Another CD

To copy the contents of a CD-ROM, use one of the following procedures, as appropriate for your hardware:

If you have a standard CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and a CD recorder (CD-R or CD-RW) drive, follow these steps:
1. Insert the CD-ROM that you want to copy (the source CD) into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
2. Insert a blank, CD-R or CD-RW disc into the CD recorder drive.
3. Drag the contents of the source CD to the CD recorder drive.
If you have only a CD recorder drive, follow these steps:
1. Insert the CD-ROM that you want to copy (the source CD) into the CD recorder drive.
2. Copy the contents of the source CD to a folder on your hard disk.
3. Remove the source CD, and then insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the CD recorder drive.
4. Drag the contents of the source CD from the hard disk to the CD recorder drive.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about copying CD-ROMs by using Windows Server 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

317525 Description of the CD-ROM Recording Feature of Windows Server 2003