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I am new to Win 7 (Home) and cannot seem to find a way to copy cds and dvds. AM I overlooking something in Win 7 that accomplishes copying?
Mary
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Two titles I have installed to do this are:
CDBURNERXP (don't let the XP in the name fool you)
IMGBURN (for other recording needs)
About what 7 does. I found MSFT's efforts to be a nice try but bound up in what a committee would product rather than a feature that would "do that."
Bob
Hello Mary,
If your computer has a CD/DVD burner you can burn discs with Windows Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Burn-a-CD-or-DVD-in-Windows-Explorer or in Windows Media Center: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Burn-a-CD-or-DVD-in-Windows-Media-Center.
Tara
Thanks for the response, TaraS,
I have been told that it is not possible to make copies of a cd or dvd (that is the contents of the existing disk) to a blank cd or dvd using either Windows Explorer or Media Center features.
Am I over looking something here?
Although I haven't yet tried making a cd or dvd of data files on my HDD, I am aware that either Windows Explorer or Media Center will accomplish this using my PCs burner.
I would first make sure you are only making Copies of CDs and DVDs that you can copy legally. Otherwise I am a bit perplexed by your request- you should be able to save the files from the disk and burn as many disks as you would like from that file.
Tara
If you're wanting disk duplicating ability, I'd go with R.Proffitt's suggestion. I use Nero 6 but also tried CDBurnerXP on my XP machine. It's compact and works fine. I haven't put it on my Win 7 machine but it's supposed to work. Windows 7's CD/DVD burning application is media oriented and not a duplicator. Burning files to disk and disk duplication are different operations. I'd give the suggested application a try. The price is right...FREE.
Thanks for your input Steven. Perhaps I have chosen the wrong term - I guess copy means different things to different people. Your term duplicate is more descriptive of what I want to be able to do, e.g., if I create a video DVD of my granddaughter in a singing contest I want to be able to make copies (duplicates) for my family.
I downloaded ImgBurn but haven't tried copying yet, although it doesn't look to be too user friendly or intuitive. Perhaps I should give CDBurner a look.
Mary
It doesn't look friendly but it's a good tool to have. Yes you could duplicate a CD/DVD with it but it's a few steps where CDBURNERXP would be less with a click on the Copy Data DVD button. Hint: A video DVD is a data dvd when using these copy programs.
Bob
Thanks again, Bob. CDBurnerXP may not be as robust as ImgBurn, but I like the one click to copy feature that you mention. I will give it a try.
Mary
Hello fdm2000,
Yes, it will work, I use the same programs.
Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 Support Forum located here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro/ . It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams. You may want to check the threads available there for additional assitance and support.
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