JThug69420 wrote:
> "Saucy Lemon" wrote:
>
>> JThug69420 wrote:
>>> "Saucy Lemon" wrote:
>>>
>>>> JThug69420 wrote:
>>>>> I was just wandering if my Windows XP has a CD-Writer on it cause
>>>>> someone told me that Windows XP has a CD-Writer already installed.
>>>>> So i was just wandering if Windows XP does have one or not?
>>>>
>>>> CD-ROM means Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
>>>>
>>>> CD-R means Compact Disc - Recordable
>>>>
>>>> If you go out and get a "CD Burner" then Microsoft Windows - in
>>>> most cases - will properly recognize it and already has the
>>>> software that enables you to burn files to it. But these machines
>>>> usually are sold with drivers and software that provide a full
>>>> suite of capabilities including disc copying etc. etc., which you
>>>> probably will want to install.
>>>>
>>>> If you do go out and get a "CD-Burner" don't waste your time with
>>>> just CD .. get a "DVD burner" which are usually backward compatible
>>>> with CD-ROM/R/RW discs .. plus are capable of handling the various
>>>> DVD media .. ask the retailer. Now there are DVD burners that can
>>>> also do labelling as well , a technology called "LightScribe", you
>>>> may want that feature.
>>>
>>> Ok i have the CD-ROM drive so that means i cannot write songs to a
>>> blank cd am i correct? Underneath the CD-ROM drive its looks the
>>> same as the CD-ROM drive but doesnt do anything its not labeled or
>>> anything its just there it doesn't open or close. So with just a
>>> CD-ROM drive i can't write songs to a blank cd?
>>
>> No. A CD-ROM [ROM == READ ONLY Memory] drive will only read, not
>> write. "Burning" means writing files or images to a recorable disc.
>> A CD-ROM drive will only do "playback" and does not do any creation.
>> For to create CDs, to write to them and "burn" them, you need a
>> CD-RW drive, or much better yet, a DVD-RW drive [ RW == Read Write ].
>>
>> When buying, notice that there is a wide range of devices and
>> prices. Here I have an LG Super Multi which - so far - works very
>> well and was had at reasonable cost. It was 'OEM', yet had a package
>> of software to go with it including Nero Express and a DVD movie
>> player. Be careful to get software. Windows will not play DVD movies
>> without 3rd party software etc. etc.
>>
>> Also, when you buy the DVD-R and CD-R discs make sure to get Maxell
>> or Memorex [or the like] discs. Don't go for any company that
>> doesn't focus on recording media. Companies that do discs "on the
>> side" don't produce discs of the higher quality as companies that do.
>
> Where can i buy a CD-R or CD-RW? can i buy it at a local store or
> anything

That I will leave to you. You can buy one at a local computer store, or a
bigger "office supply" or "electronics" store. You can also order computer
components from all kinds of places "online".

Shop around and get a good deal $$ and remember, even if you buy "OEM" from
your local computer shop, to get one that includes all the software. I would
recommend you get a DVD RW because so much is done with DVD these days that
CD-RW is a bit antiquated. Talk to a few retailers and they should be able
to set you up good. I use the LG Super Multi www.lge.com but I'm pretty
sure there are other good makes and models you might look at as well.