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Dell Dimension 4500C (Japan Only) User Manual

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Setting Up

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The information in this section is based on the Roxio Easy CD Creator
Basic documentation that came with your computer. See the following
section, "Using Easy CD Creator Basic," for instructions on how to locate
that documentation.

HINT: The information in

this section also applies to
using Easy CD Creator
Basic with a DVD+RW or
a DVD+R drive.

To burn CDs, you need to use CD-burner software. Roxio Easy CD Creator
Basic is your computer's CD-burner software. The software includes these
project programs that enable you to record specialty CDs for different types
of uses:

• DirectCD allows you to format a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc so that

you can use Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Explorer to drag and drop data

files to the CD-RW drive. You can use a DirectCD-formatted CD-RW

disc like another hard drive on your computer because CD-RW discs

are fully rewritable (CD-R discs can be used with DirectCD, but that

media type has overwriting limitations—see "Using Blank CD-R Discs

or Blank CD-RW Discs" for recording media differences).

• MusicCD allows you to burn custom music CDs.
• DataCD allows you to copy a variety of your documents, such as

spreadsheet or accounting files, to a CD for permanent storage.

HINT: Some music and

game CDs are copy-
protected. If you have a
CD that cannot be copied,
you must use the original
CD for everyday use.

• Disc Copier allows you to make a backup copy of almost any type of

CD. This program allows you to make a copy of a CD for everyday use

so that you can archive and save the original copy. (Disc Copier is

titled "CD Copier" in some versions of Roxio CD Creator Basic.)

All four project programs are available on the Easy CD Creator Basic Select
a Project
menu screen. To view the Select a Project menu screen, click the
Start button, point to All ProgramsRoxio Easy CD Creator, and then
click Project Selector.

Using Easy CD Creator Basic

See the Easy CD Creator Basic documentation for instructions on how to
use the program, information about different recording techniques, and CD
media limitations. The Easy CD Creator Basic documentation is located in
the Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Help and Support Center (see "Finding Help

Information" on page 38). The documentation is also provided on the Dell
Dimension ResourceCD
, which is included with your computer. Each Easy
CD Creator Basic project program also has thorough online help files.