Burning CDs and DVDs on Windows Vista

Windows Vista comes with its own CD/DVD burning program and introducing a new feature, the Live File System burning format for the disc, which enable adding and erasing files into/from CD/DVD without having to burn them. So, CD/DVD works like a floppy disk or USB flash disc. But, however you still be able to use the standard format, ie Mastered, which you generally perform to burn CD/DVD on any OS.

For more information about both formats, please take notice below:

The Live File System format:

- It works like a USB flash drive or floppy disk, which you can add and erase files over and over, immediately without having to burn them.

- You can access the CD/DVD contents only in computer with Windows XP and later versions of Windows.

- You can only do burning only using Windows Vista and later version of Windows.


The Mastered format:

- This is what most of the world is used to.

- It is compatible with older computers, older version of Windows, and CD/DVD players.

To Burn CD/DVD:

1. Insert a writeable CD/DVD into CD/DVD recorder. Then wait until AutoPlay window appears, and then click Burn files to disc.

If the CD/DVD you insert is not a blank one, perhaps the AutoPlay windows will not appears. If that's so, open Windows Explorer (by pressing WINDOWS key + E on keyboard). Then, on navigation pane, click drive C or another drive except CD/DVD drive. After that, click Burn button on toolbar.

2. On the Burn a Disc window, type the title for the disc. If the format options are invisible, click Show formatting options button to be able to choose the format for the disc.

3. Choose/click either of the two formats that you want, Live File System or Mastered. Then click Next button.
Windows Vista then prepares the disc for editing. (if you choose Live File System format, It might take several minutes for the disc to be formatted). Next, the CD/DVD window will appear.

4. To add files/folders into CD/DVD, open Windows Explorer (press WINDOWS key + E key) and find the files/folders which you want to add into CD/DVD, then select and drag them into CD/DVD window.

5. The last step, if you choose Mastered format, click Burn to disc button on toolbar, and wait until the burning process is complete. On the other hand, if you use Live File System format, then the process has been complete. Because, as you drag files into the CD/DVD window, they are copied automatically to the disc.