Using Multimedia 59How to Copy a CD or DVDNOTE: Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copiedusing Roxio Creator Plus.1 Click Start → All Programs→ Roxio Creator DE→ Projects→ Copy.2 Under the Copy tab, click Copy Disc.3 To copy the CD or DVD:• If you have one optical drive, insert the source disc into the drive,ensure that the settings are correct, and then click the Copy Discbutton to continue. The computer reads your source disc and copiesthe data to a temporary folder on your computer hard drive.When prompted, insert a blank disc into the drive and click OK.• If you have two optical drives, select the drive into which you haveinserted your source disc and click the Copy Disc button to continue.The computer copies the data from the source disc to the blank disc.Once you have finished copying the source disc, the disc that you havecreated automatically ejects.Using Blank CD and DVD MediaDVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media.Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. Aftercreating a CD-R, you cannot write to that CD-R again (see the Sonicdocumentation for more information). Use a blank CD-RW if you plan toerase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later.Blank DVD+/-R media can be used to permanently store large amounts ofinformation. After you create a DVD+/-R, you may not be able to write tothat disc again if the disc is finalized or closed during the final stage of thedisc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RW media if you plan to erase,rewrite, or update information on that disc later.CD-Writable DrivesMedia Type Read Write RewritableCD-R Yes Yes NoCD-RW Yes Yes Yes
