

Check the boxes beside the tracks you are copying.Open Windows Media Player, and, on the left, click Copy.Put the source CD (the one you're copying from) into the CD.Select the titles to copy to the CD, and then click Copy.To bring up a list of all audio files currently on the hard From the Music to copy drop-down box, select the playlist orĪlbum with the desired songs.Open Windows Media Player, and, on the left, click Copy to.After the files have been ripped to your computer, follow theĬreate an audio CD from files on the hard drive.Insert the source CD (the one you're copying from) into the disk.Note: Windows Media Player 11 requires thatĬontent intended to be burned to discs be first stored on the When your list is complete, click Start Burn.Drag and drop items from your library into the Burn List.Open Windows Media Player, and click the Burn tab.The CD Writing Wizard will appear.Ĭreating an audio CD in Windows 8, 7, or VistaĬreating an audio CD from files on the hard drive On the left, under "CD Writing Tasks", click Write these files.Open My Computer (if it's not open from the step above),Īnd double-click your CD-R or CD-RW drive.Select Send To, and then CD-RW Drive orĪlternatively, you can drag the file to the CD-R Drive orĬD-RW Drive icon in the My Computer window or Find, highlight, and right-click the file(s) you want toĬopy.Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into the disk drive.On theīlue bar at the top of Windows Explorer, click Burn. Navigate to and select the files you want to put on the CD.The files will begin to write to the disc. At the top of this window, select the Manage tab, and A window showing all the files waiting to be burned to disc willĪppear.


(i.e., a CD-R or a CD-RW drive, not a CD-ROM drive) to write CDs. Note: You must have a CD drive with write capability Windows does not require any third-party software toĬreate a music or data CD this capability is built into the operating Laws regarding copyright, read the No Electronic Theft Act. Note: Illegal copying of copyrighted materials is a Information here may no longer be accurate, and links may no longer be available or reliable. This content has been archived, and is no longer maintained by Indiana University.
