Enable CD Recording Feature on Windows XP

Windows XP comes with a builtin CD-copy feature that not many people are aware of. Although almost everyone has his/her favorite CD-copy software to stick with, it is still good to know about this CDR feature from Windows XP. You will find it very useful when you come to another PC that doesn’t have a CD-copy software, and you can’t just install your favorite software to it. With this feature, you can write some data or MP3 files to a CD/DVD, or erase a re-writable CD/DVD.

Before you can burn a CD/DVD or erase a re-writable disc, you must enable the CD recording feature. This article will show you the steps how to do it…

For information how to erase a CD-RW on Windows XP without using any other software, see this article .
For information how copy files/folder to a CD on Windows XP without using any other software, see this article.

1. From Desktop, double-click on “My Computer“.
2. Right-click on the CD Drive and select “Properties“.
   
3. Select the tab “Recording” then select the option “Enable CD recording on this drive” and select “Fastest” for the write speed.
   
4. Click “OK“.
5. Your CD Drive is now configured with built-in CD Recording feature enabled.