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Using Your VAIO Computer
Copying Files to CDs
To determine which type of CD your computer supports, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs
To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R
1
Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the optical disc drive.
If the CD Drive window appears, click Take no action.
2
Open Windows Explorer by pressing the Windows key and the E key simultaneously.
3
In the Folders panel on the left, locate the file(s) or folder(s) you want to copy and either:
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Right-click the file(s) or folder(s), point to Send To, and click the optical disc drive
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name.
❑
Drag the file(s) or folder(s) onto the optical disc drive icon in the Files Stored on This Computer panel.
4
Close Windows Explorer.
5
Click Start and then My Computer.
6
Click the optical disc drive icon under Devices with Removable Storage. A new window appears with the file(s) or folder(s)
you want to copy listed under Files Ready to Be Written to the CD.
7
In the CD Writing Tasks box, click Write these files to CD.
8
Follow the instructions in the CD Writing Wizard.
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The read/write drive letter designation may vary, depending on your system's hardware configuration.
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Do not strike or shake the computer while writing data onto a disc.
