How to Back up Files With Software
- 1). Click on the "Start" menu, "All Programs," and then click on "Windows Media Center." Once Windows Media Center is launched click on the "Tasks" menu, followed by "Burn a CD or DVD."
- 2). Insert a blank writable CD or DVD into the CD/DVD drive on your computer.
- 3). Select either "Data CD" or "Data DVD." Click "Next." Both a CD and DVD will work fine, but if you plan to back up a lot of files to disk, a DVD will hold more.
- 4). Type in the title of your CD or DVD and then click "Next."
- 5). Select the files you'd like to burn to disk when the "Select Media" notification pops up, by navigating to the files and checking the small box under each file. You can add as many files as you'd like.
- 6). Click "Next."
- 7). Click "Burn CD" or "Burn DVD." An initialize copy notification will pop up. Once it does, click "Yes." Allow the burning process to complete. Click "Done." Your CD or DVD will be automatically be ejected from the CD or DVD drive of your computer once it's finished.
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