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Microsoft CD Writing Wizard

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You can put data files on a DVD to store them or transfer them to another Media Center PC. However, data files on a DVD do not play in a DVD player. Note: To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a home DVD player, see "Using MyDVD to Copy Recorded TV Programs to DVD" on page 17 of this document. To open RecordNow, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, RecordNow CD/DVD Writer, and then click RecordNow. Follow the onscreen instructions. Recording with MyDVD Use MyDVD to record video files to CDs and DVDs. MyDVD writes files to DVD that can play in a DVD player. To open MyDVD, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, Sonic MyDVD, and then click Start MyDVD. Follow the onscreen instructions. Recording with the Microsoft CD Writing Wizard Use the CD Writing Wizard to record data or music files to CDs only. The CD Writing Wizard cannot write data to DVDs. To copy data to a blank or appendable CD by using the CD Writing Wizard: 1 Copy your files to a writeable CD drive folder in My Computer by doing one of the following: Dragging a file from a Windows Explorer window to the writeable CD drive icon. Or Selecting Save As from within certain programs, and then saving the file to the drive. Or Right-clicking a file, selecting Send To, and then selecting the drive. Updated HP Media Center PC Information 7

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Updated HP Media Center PC Information
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You can put data files on a DVD to store them
or transfer them to another Media Center PC.
However, data files on a DVD do not play in
a DVD player.
Note:
To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a
home DVD player, see “Using MyDVD to Copy
Recorded TV Programs to DVD“ on page 17 of this
document.
To open RecordNow, click
Start
on the taskbar,
choose
All Programs
,
RecordNow CD/DVD
Writer
, and then click
RecordNow
. Follow the
onscreen instructions.
Recording with MyDVD
Use MyDVD to record video files to CDs and
DVDs. MyDVD writes files to DVD that can play in
a DVD player.
To open MyDVD, click
Start
on the taskbar,
choose
All Programs
,
Sonic
MyDVD
, and
then click
Start MyDVD
. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
Recording with the
Microsoft CD Writing Wizard
Use the CD Writing Wizard to record data or
music files to CDs only. The CD Writing Wizard
cannot write data to DVDs.
To copy data to a blank or appendable CD by
using the CD Writing Wizard:
1
Copy your files to a writeable CD drive folder
in My Computer by doing one of the following:
±
Dragging a file from a Windows Explorer
window to the writeable CD drive icon.
Or
±
Selecting
Save As
from within certain
programs, and then saving the file to the
drive.
Or
±
Right-clicking a file, selecting
Send To
, and
then selecting the drive.