HP Media Center m1000 - Desktop PC, Software Manual

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Creating (Burning) CDs
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If you later decide that you want to change the
option you have set:
1
Click Start .
2
Click My Computer .
3
Right-click the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive icon and select Properties .
4
Click the AutoPlay tab.
5
Click Select an action to perform , select
an action, and then click OK .
Or
Click Prompt me each time to choose
an action , and then click OK .
If this window of options does not appear, you can
click
Start , My Computer , right-click the DVD
Writer/CD Writer drive icon, and then select
one of the available options.
You can also open a program before you insert a
disc. After the program is opened, select an action
and follow the onscreen instructions within the
program.
If the option you want is not listed, you can select
Take no action , and then click OK . The window
closes, and you can then manually select a different
option through the Start menu on the desktop.
Here are some of the other options you can choose:
■
To view the files on the disc you inserted, click
Start , My Computer , and then right-click
the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon and
choose Explore .
■
To view the files on the disc you inserted, click
Start , My Computer , and then double-click
the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon.
■
To open a particular program, click Start ,
choose All Programs , and then click the
program you want.
Compatibility Information
An important feature of a DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive is its high level of compatibility with other
optical drives and CD and DVD players:
■
The CDs that you create play in most home
and car stereos and in most computer
DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives.
■
The DVDs that you create are compatible with
some DVD video players and with most
computer DVD-ROM drives.
■
CD-R discs are more compatible with home
and car stereos than CD-RW discs are.
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is able to read
from and record to almost every type of optical disc.
Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive are fast, allowing quick recording times.
n
The DVD Writer/
CD Writer drive can’t
record to DVD-R,
DVD-RW, or
DVD-RAM discs.
When recording, use
DVDs that have a ”+”
in their names.