If you’re running Windows XP, then you don’t have to go out and buy expensive CD–recording software. The new operating system from Microsoft features built–in CD burning. When you want to burn a CD using Windows XP:

• Insert a blank CD–R or CD–RW in your CD drive. You must have a CD–R (writable) or CD–RW (rewritable) drive. A dialog box opens, asking if you want to open a writable CD folder. Click OK.
• On the Start menu, click My Computer, and navigate to the drive and folder where the files you wish to copy are stored.
• Select the files you wish to copy, and drag/drop or copy/paste them to the open CD recording folder.
• In the left pane of the CD folder window, click Write these files to CD.
• Now you’re all set. Just remember not to copy more files to the CD than it will hold: a standard CD holds 650 MB.