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Make a Data Disc

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To make the backup CD 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, RecordNow, and then click RecordNow again. The RecordNow window opens. 2 Click Make a Data Disc. 3 Insert a blank CD. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Add Files and Folders. The Select files and folders to add window opens. 6 In the Look in box, select Desktop from the drop-down list. 7 Click the file name so it appears in the File name box. Click Add. The window closes. 8 On the RecordNow window, click Next. If a warning window opens, click OK. 9 Wait while the program writes to the CD and the disc tray ejects. 10 Remove the CD, label it, and store it in a safe place for use with the next procedure. Click Done. 11 Click the x in the upper corner of the RecordNow window to close it. 12 Because you do not need the backup file you created, drag the file to the Recycle Bin on the desktop. This deletes the copy of the file that was on the hard disk drive. To use the code key backup CD after system recovery Important: After performing a system recovery procedure, use the CD you made to restore the backup code key files before using Media Center to record TV programs. Warning: You must perform this procedure before recording TV. If you open Media Center and use it to record TV programs before completing this procedure, you cannot play those TV programs after you complete this procedure. Updated HP Media Center PC Information 15

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Updated HP Media Center PC Information
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To make the backup CD
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, choose
All
Programs
,
RecordNow
, and then click
RecordNow
again. The RecordNow window
opens.
2
Click
Make a Data Disc
.
3
Insert a blank CD.
4
Click
Next
.
5
Click
Add Files and Folders
. The
Select files
and folders to add
window opens.
6
In the
Look in
box, select
Desktop
from the
drop-down list.
7
Click the file name so it appears in the
File
name
box. Click
Add
. The window closes.
8
On the RecordNow window, click
Next
. If a
warning window opens, click
OK
.
9
Wait while the program writes to the CD and
the disc tray ejects.
10
Remove the CD, label it, and store it in a safe
place for use with the next procedure. Click
Done
.
11
Click the
x
in the upper corner of the
RecordNow window to close it.
12
Because you do not need the backup file you
created, drag the file to the Recycle Bin on the
desktop. This deletes the copy of the file that
was on the hard disk drive.
To use the code key
backup CD after system recovery
Important:
After performing a system recovery
procedure, use the CD you made to restore the
backup code key files before using Media Center
to record TV programs.
Warning:
You must perform this
procedure before recording TV. If you
open Media Center and use it to record
TV programs before completing this
procedure, you cannot play those TV
programs after you complete this
procedure.