Enable CD Recording

Enable CD Recording Feature in Windows XP

The built-in CDR features in Windows XP let users perform some quick CD burning tasks like erase a CD-RW or copy files/folders to CD-R without using any software. In order to use these features, the CD Recording feature must be enabled. This page provide information how to enable the recording feature for a CD-R drive in Windows XP.

From Desktop, double-click on "My Computer".

Right-click on the CD Drive and select "Properties".


Select the tab "Recording" then select the option "Enable CD recording on this drive" as well as "Fastest" for the write speed.

Click "OK".

Your CD Drive is now configured with built-in CD Recording feature enabled.