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How to Back up files using Windows XP
built-in software...
Windows XP makes it easy to backup your music, documents,
pictures, and other files. With Windows XP, you don't need any other
software to copy files to a CD for safe keeping. You will need a CD
burner and a writable CD blank, and if you have Windows XP, that's
it....you won't need any other software.
Step One: Select the files
Open your My Documents folder
Select the files you want to burn to CD.
---To select a single file. click on it to highlight the file.
---To select multiple files, hold down the CTRL key while you click
on each file you want to backup
---If you want to select all the files in the folder, click on
Select All from the Edit menu. (Be sure that the total size of all
files selected will fit on a CD.)
Step Two: Copy your files to your CD
drive
In the Task Pane, click
Copy the selected items
The Copy Items
dialog window opens
Select your DVD-RW Drive
Click Copy
When the copy process has completed, Click the Icon in the lower
right corner.
Note: If the message (balloon) disappears before you can click it, Open
My Computer and click on the DVD-RW Drive.
Your selected files are now ready to
write to a CD.
(If you haven't already done so, insert a blank CD in the selected
drive.)
Click Write these files to CD
The CD Writing Wizard will open. If the CD name field is blank, type
a name for the CD. (Note: By default, Windows names the CD with the
current date.)
Click Next. You will see the copy progression window.
The CD Writing Wizard copies the files to your CD, which may take
several minutes, depending on how many files you are copying.
After the wizard has copied the files to your CD, click
Finish.
If you didn't check the "Close the wizard..etc"
option, the wizard will open another window where you can select to
write the files to another CD.
Click Finish and your CD should automatically eject.
Remove the CD from your computer and label it with a marker, and
store it in a safe place.
Note: If you are backing up
personal and/or financial information it probably would be a good
idea to store the CD off site...like in your safety deposit box.
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