Windows XP Burn Data CD

Burning a data disc under Windows XP is to copy the file to be burned to the drive where the image is stored, and then make it into a mirror and then burn it. This process seems complicated, but Windowx XP has made all the preparations for us. We just need to add the files to be burned to the disc by "copy-paste", drag and drop files or select files. It will do on the list.

Below we use two examples to illustrate the specific operation and study the benefits and disadvantages of burning data discs under Windows XP.

The first example: There are now some BMP image files to be burned to the disc. I burned a file for the first time, but after burning it, I found that the file was a bit wrong, so after I modified it, I burned the file with the same name and burned the rest of the file. Now let's take a look at the process of operation.

1. Drag & drop;1.bmp” to the recorder. At this point, a shortcut to the file we want to burn will appear on the recorder's disc.

2. Click on the “Write to Task” box on the left side to write these files to the CD”. Windows XP will open the CD Write Wizard.

3. Enter the name of the disc in the "CD name" and press “Next” to continue.

4, the file is rarely more than 1MB, the recorder will soon complete the burning process and the prompt has been completed. At this time, if you want to burn more than one same disc, check “Yes, write these files to another CD”.

After we have finished, we open the properties of the recorder and look at the remaining capacity of the disc after burning.

Although this file is only 1.37MB, it still has 632MB after burning, using 656-632=24MB. Subtracting 1.37MB of the file is probably a waste of 22MB. This value is very similar to multi-session writing. Is Windows XP burning this way?

5, because the file was found to be a bit wrong after burning, we immediately modified and want to burn it back to the disc. When we press the “DEL” button to delete the "1.bmp" file on the disc, an error occurred. Obviously, under Windows XP, the recorded files cannot be selectively deleted. But we can override it with the same filename.

6, we drag and drop the modified "1.bmp", to the recorder, Windows XP appears to confirm the file replacement dialog box, we press & ldquo; yes & rdquo; continue, and complete the burning process .

7. After the burning is finished, let's take a look at the remaining capacity of the disc.

It was found that using the same easy file to overwrite the original file still used 632-617=15MB, wasting about 13MB. The waste of space is more and more like a multi-session write. Is it true?

8. Burn all the rest of our files onto the disc.

9. After the completion, take the CD to the computer where Nero Burning - Rom is installed.

The results confirmed that the multi-session method was used to burn. The above process formed three segments. So can this multi-session disc continue to be added by other burning stations? The answer is no! It’s a pity.

The second example: There are more than 600 MB of data to be burned in your hand, just burn it once.

1. Drag and drop the files to be burned onto the recorder and click on the “Write to Task” box to write these files to the CD”.

2, the number of files to be burned is very large, and the total capacity is more than 600 MB, then Windows XP has entered the long CD image addition process... It is expected to be about 60 minutes. Although it only took more than 20 minutes, it was quite a long time. In addition, the 7 minutes used to burn at 12 times speed shared nearly 30 minutes, compared with 8 minutes using Nero, the speed difference is quite a lot.

From the above practice, we can conclude that Windows XP is a multi-session method for writing data discs. It is not the UDF method that people thought before. I believe that most people will be disappointed. Now! Since the file is copied to the drive holding the image each time it is burned, the speed becomes extremely slow if the number of files is extremely large and the capacity is large. Is it convenient for you to choose?