Burning a CD using Roxio Easy CD Creator 5

Burning a CD-R or CD-RW, is one of the quickest and easiest ways to backup and transport large amounts of data (nearly 700mb). In addition to data, one can also create custom music (audio) CDs utilizing this technology as well. To begin this process you will need to be sure the CD Creator software is on your machine, and that you have a re-writable CD drive on your computer.

• Format a CD-RW
• Creating a data CD-R, CD-RW
• Burning a music/audio CD
• Copy a CD

Format a CD-RW

• Before you can record data onto a CD-RW, it will need to be formatted
• Click Start > Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 > Project Selector
• Select make a data CD > direct CD
• Click Format
• Type a label name for the CD (up to you)
• Click Start Format
• You will receive a message outlining the time required to complete the format (usually 25-45 minutes)
• If you proceed, the CD will begin to be formatted, and you will receive a message when the process is complete
• After CD-RW is formatted, use it as you would any disk
  • The drive letter will correspond to your re-writable drive (usually D: or E:)

Creating a data CD-R, CD-RW

• If you are using a CD-RW you must format it first
• Click Start > Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 > Project Selector
• Select make a data CD > data CD project
• The project window will appear
  • The top window is the Source Window, it points to files on your hard drive
  • The one on the bottom-left is the CD Project Folder Tree, which lists all the folders that are going to be burned in the current CD
  • The one on the bottom-right is the CD Project Folder, where the files that are going to be burned appear
• Select the folder(s) or file(s) in the Source window, and click the Add (arrow down) button
• Repeat this process until you have all the data files/folders you wish to be burned down in the Project Window
  • The amount of space you have free on the CD is monitored by the bar at the bottom of the screen
• You can rename the disk ID by right clicking anywhere in the CD Project Folder Tree window, and select Rename
  • This affects what the disk is called whenever it is read by a computer.
• To burn the disk, insert your recordable CD into your CDRW drive
• From the File menu, select Record CD
  • Make sure that your CDRW drive is selected
  • Choose how many copies
• Click Start Recording

Burning a music/audio CD

Burning audio CD's is useful because they are playable in any CD player. You can only use CD-R disks to burn music, CDRW disks can not be read in MOST CD players.

• Click Start > Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 > Project Selector
• Select make a music CD > music CD project
• The project window will appear
  • The top window is the Source Window, it points to files on your hard drive
  • The one on the bottom is the CD Project Folder, where the files that are going to be burned appear
• Select the file(s) in the Source window, and click the Add (arrow down) button
  • You can also take tracks from existing Audio CD's by referencing another CD drive in the source window (if you have one), and selecting and adding the specific tracks to the project window
• Be careful not to violate copyrights!
• Repeat this process until you have all the data files/folders you wish to be burned down in the Project Window
  • The amount of space you have free on the CD is monitored by the bar at the bottom of the screen
• To burn the disk, insert your recordable CD into your CDRW drive
• From the File menu, select Record CD
  • Make sure that your CDRW drive is selected
  • Choose how many copies
• Click Start Recording

Copy a CD

• Click Start > Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 > Project Selector
• Select CD Copier > CD Copier
• The CD Copier window will open
• On the Source and Destination tab
  • Select your CD-ROM as the "Copy from" drive
  • Select your CDRW as the "Record to" drive.
    • If you only have one drive, it will serve as both source and destination, you will be prompted to switch CDs
• When the disks are in, click Copy