Roxio Compact Disc Creation

Making a CD Copy

The CD burner drives found on many computers on campus can be used to create CDs to archive information and share it with others. For basic instructions on how to use the CD Burner, see Creating a CD. The software installed on computers capable of creating CDs is Easy CD Creator. This software has many features, including the option of copying existing CDs.

To locate a General Access lab that has computers equipped with CD burners, please see Lab Management's Lab Location Map & Detailed Lab Descriptions page.

WARNING: The use of computer lab CD burners to make copies of music or software CDs is illegal without permission from the copyright owner. Persons engaged in such activity could be prosecuted if caught. For more information, see the UW-Eau Claire Copyright Office's web site.

This document contains information on the following:

Considerations
Computers With One Drive
Computers With Two Drives

Considerations

All campus computers equipped with CD burners have a type of drive called a CD-RW drive, which stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. These drives can burn data to both CD-R and CD-RW discs. Both discs will function the same way and can hold about the same amount of information. While CD-RW discs are more expensive, they do have a significant advantage in that they allow you to erase a disc with data on it and start over. CD-R discs cannot be erased.

NOTE: Once you record a CD, you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or otherwise alter the files or file structure of the CD. The CD is a permanent copy of the files you recorded. If you are using a CD-RW disc, you may erase it and start over. Files recorded onto CD-Rs are permanent and cannot be erased.

The CD burner drives on campus have the ability to write to a CD in increments, which means you can start creating a CD at one time and add more data to it later.

For more information, see LTS's CD Creation FAQs.

Computers with One Drive

Many computers on campus have only one CD drive, the CD burner itself. However, Easy CD Creator makes it possible to make a CD copy on these computers. The software will first copy the information from the original disc to the computer's hard-drive as a temporary file, and will then record this information to your blank CD. In a sense, the computer's hard-drive serves as a "storage area" for the information. After the CD has been copied, the temporary file is deleted from the computer's hard-drive.

NOTE: It may take up to one half-hour to transfer the files from the original disc to the computer's hard-drive, and up to another half-hour to burn the CD, so plan your time accordingly. If you abort the CD recording process while the CD is recording, the blank disc will be ruined

To copy a CD:

Log on to a computer
Insert the original disc into the CD burner drive
Open Easy CD Creator
General Access labs: From the Start menu, select Programs » CD Creation » Create CD
CITI lab: From the Start menu, select Programs » MultiMedia » Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 » Applications » CD Copier
The Easy CD Copier dialog box appears.
From the dialog box, select CD Copier
A copyright notice appears.
Read the copyright notice carefully and then click OK
The CD Copier dialog box appears.
In the CD Copier dialog box, select the Source and Destination tab
Verify that both the Copy from and Record to locations are the same
1. If the Copy from and Record to locations are not the same, use the pull-down menu(s) to select the appropriate drive
In the CD Copier dialog box, select the Advanced tab
In the Disc Copy section, verify that Copy source CD to the hard drive first is selected
When the copying process is complete, the information from the source CD will be deleted from the computer's hard-drive.
Click COPY
The Record CD Process dialog box appears and the disc begins copying to the computer's hard-drive.
NOTE: When the disc has been copied to the hard-drive, the Check Media dialog box will appear.
When the Check Media dialog box appears, remove the original disc and insert your blank CD-R or CD-RW into the CD burner (either type of disc will work)
With the blank disc in the burner drive, click RETRY
You return to the Record CD Process dialog box and the recording process resumes.
NOTE: When the recording process is complete, a message informing you that the process is complete is displayed in the Record CD Process dialog box.
In the Record CD Process dialog box, click OK
Eject your disc and close CD Copier
1. In the CD Copier dialog box, from the File menu, select Exit
  CD Copier closes

Computers With Two Drives

The Easy CD Creator is part of the CD burning software installed on campus computers with a CD burner. True to its name, it is a user-friendly program that makes burning CDs easy. If the computer you are using has only one CD drive, see the Computers With One Drive section.

To copy a CD:

Log on to a computer
Insert your blank CD-R or CD-RW into the CD burner (either type of disc will work)
On computers with two CD drives, this is the drive bearing this logo:

NOTE: The logo on some computers may read Compact Disc Recordable/Rewriteable.
Open Easy CD Creator
General Access labs: From the Start menu, select Programs » CD Creation » Create CD
CITI lab: From the Start menu, select Programs » MultiMedia » Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 » Applications » CD Copier
The Easy CD Copier dialog box appears.
From the dialog box, select CD Copier
A copyright notice appears.
Read the copyright notice carefully and then click OK
The CD Copier dialog box appears.
If it is not already selected, select the Source and Destination tab
In the Copy from section, verify that the drive letter is correct
NOTE: This is the drive containing the original CD
In the Record to section, verify that the drive letter is correct
NOTE: This is the drive containing the blank CD
Click COPY
The Record CD Process dialog box appears and the discs begin copying.
NOTE: When the recording process is complete, a message informing you that the process is complete is displayed in the Record CD Process dialog box.
In the Record CD Process dialog box, click OK
Eject your disc and close CD Copier
1. In the CD Copier dialog box, from the File menu, select Exit
  CD Copier closes.