How do I Burn CD's How do I repair Windows XP using the recovery CD?

How do I Burn CD's You cannot simply drag and drop files to a CDR in My Computer or Windows Explorer. We recommend you use the supplied Nero Burning ROM to create CD's. To create a data CD: Open Nero, close the Nero wizard, click file>new>CDROM ISO, go to the label tab and give the CD a name, click new. You will now be presented with two Windows explorer style windows, the left window is the CD you will be creating; the right shows the files on your PC. Locate files you wish to add to the compilation in the right window and drag them into the left window. Once you have finished adding files click on the write CD icon (8th from left) on the Nero icon bar. Set the burn speed to that of your CDR or CDRW (most media is only rated up to 16x, your drive may be able to burn at a much higher speed) and click ‘write’ to burn the CD. To create a direct copy of another disk use the following procedure: Open Nero, go to file>new and choose ‘CD Copy’ from the list, on the ‘copy options’ tab choose the drive containing the CD to be copied and on the ‘burn’ tab set the read speed to the rating of your blank media. Choose ‘disk-at-once’ as the write method and tick the ‘burn proof’ setting if available. Click ‘copy’ to start burning the CD. Back to top

How do I repair Windows XP using the recovery CD? To repair Windows XP insert the recovery CD, close down any splash screens that appear. Reboot your PC and when prompted press any key to boot from the CD. XP set-up will commence. Follow through with set-up as if you were going to reinstall XP (follow the prompts on screen) Ignore the option to use the automated recovery procedure or to press 'r' for the recovery console, instead press enter to continue with set-up. Shortly set-up will scan your hard drive for existing windows installations, it will locate your current install of XP. Choose to repair the current installation and then follow the prompts on screen to complete the repair. After the repair has completed you will need to reinstall the drivers for your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD supplied with the PC, the video card drivers and the sound card drivers. All other drivers and software should survive the repair intact. Back to top