- Put the CD-R or CD-RW in the CD burner. A CD-R is a writable CD. A CD-RW is a rewritable CD that allows you to change the content on the CD as many times as you like.
- Select "Burn CD using Media Player" from the window that pops up after the computer reads the CD. If you put the CD in the burner and the window did not pop up, open Media Player. Click the Start menu and select "Windows Media Player" from the list of programs.
- Choose the "Burn" button on the top of the Media Player to open the Burn menu. Click on "Songs" or "Albums" on the left side of the window to open a list of songs or albums stored on the computer.
- Click on the songs you want to burn. Drag and drop the songs into the Burn window. The status bar at the top shows you how much time is left on the CD. Click on the picture of an album and drag it to the burn window to add all the songs from that album to the CD.
- Click on any songs you want to move to a different place on the CD. Drag and drop the songs to the spot you want them.
- Click "Start Burn" at the bottom right side of the screen. A window opens and shows the status of the burn process. When it finishes, wait for the finalizing CD message to disappear and then eject the CD.
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