How to Rewrite to CD RW With Windows XP

A CD-RW, or rewritable CD, can be used almost as many times as you want. These discs are designed to be reusable---you can copy files to them again and again. Unlike flash drives, however, CD-RWs do not allow for the addition of a single file; rather, CD-RWs need to be re-burned entirely. As such, before new data can be copied to a CD-RW, all information on the disc must first be erased. This limitation is the main reason CD-RWs are not widely used today, but the process of erasing and writing isn't complicated.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Insert the CD into your computer.

   • 2

     Open "My Computer," and right click the CD drive, then click "Open". This will bring up the Windows CD burning window.

   • 3

     Click "Erase this CD-RW" in the CD Writing Tasks pane. This will bring up a wizard; click "Next" to erase the drive.

   • 4

     Open the Windows CD burning window again as explained in step 2. Drag all the files you want to burn to disc to this window, which acts as a staging area for files to be burned to disc. Click "Burn Files to Disc" when you're ready.