Playing CD and DVD in Windows

[Balamohan]

I have a windows 7 computer. I am not able to create and DVD and CD. I need some tips on using the disc on it. Also what is the different between the types of disc in the market. One thing that creates problem in my system is that why my audio and video does not fit the disc. Even if they are low on sizes. What to do here specifically. What are the programs for that.

[JonathanD]

There are many software programs you can use to play a CD or DVD. Windows Media Player is one program that can get you started. Windows Media Player can play both audio CDs and video DVDs. To play a CD or DVD, you have to click to open Windows Media Player. Then you have to insert the CD or DVD you want to play into the drive. If the disc does not start playing, or if you want to select a disc that is already inserted, click the arrow below the Now Playing tab, and then click the drive that contains the disc.

[Macarenas]

There are many programs you can use to burn a disc. HP recommends using CyberLink Power2Go. The basic steps to burn a CD or DVD using CyberLink Power2Go, you have to insert a writeable CD or DVD into the disc-burning drive. Click to open CyberLink Power2Go. Follow the instructions to burn a CD or DVD. For more information in sequence, refer to Burn a CD or DVD in CyberLink Power2Go.

[ThoMas321]

First, you necessitate to have the following three items: A Light Scribe-enabled disc drive. You can tell this by the Light Scribe logo. Labeling software that sustain or maintain Light Scribe. A writeable Light Scribe disc. Light Scribe discs are gold and have the Light Scribe logo. Here are the fundamental steps to create a Light Scribe label for your CD or DVD: Place the disc into the disc drive with the gold top of the disc facing down. Close the drive. Click to open Label Print. Follow the instructions to make a Light Scribe label. For more help using Label Print, use the Help in the Label Print program. For more information in sequence, refer to Make a disc label using Light Scribe.

[ZeDaX]

A CD-R is a recordable CD. You can write files to a CD-R disc many times, but cannot remove or reinstate existing files. A CD-RW is a rewriteable CD. You can write files to a CD-RW disc and reinstate or remove existing files many times. A DVD-R/+R is a recordable DVD. You can write files to a DVD-R/+R disc multiple times, but cannot remove or reinstate existing files. A DVD+RW/-RW is a rewriteable DVD. You can write files to a DVD+RW/-RW disc, and reinstate or remove existing files, many times.

[Sam.D]

The amount of video you can fit on a recordable DVD depends on several factors: The type of disc you are using the quality of video output you want The length of video to be written to disc generally, you can fit about two hours of normal, TV-quality video on a single-layer recordable DVD and four hours on a double-layer recordable DVD. While your computer does have several programs capable of burning CDs and DVDs, HP recommends using CyberLink Power2Go.