Burning onto a DVD

doshsaving

I want to back up my files, photos etc so bought a recordable DVD to do so. But when I try to copy/paste as I do with CD Roms, it doesn't work. How do I record onto DVD? I know my computer can do so.
Thanks.

startrekker

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/howbackup.mspx

Although this is exactly what you are doing by the looks of it. Can you see the drive in my computer? Could be its not installed properly ie: jumpers not set correctly

hjb123

Have you got Ahead Nero on your computer at all? Im a novice and not much good at some stuff on the computer but found this program and have self taught it and its fairly easy to use. On my computer its found at Start>Programs>Ahead Nero

beastwez

Hi, yeah as the above posts both say, make sure you can see the drive in My Computer first. You should have got Nero OEM with your drive when you bought it, or equivalent CD/DVD Writing software, which will do everything.

If not, goto My Documents for example, right click My Pictures (for example), click "send to" then choose the DVD RW drive. Assuming you have Windows XP that is.