Solve : CD writer?

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Answer» HI All You'll have to excuse my ignorance but I don't KNOW awful lot about computers. Although I have virus protection on my computer I've started downloading music and I'm scared of a virus infecting my computer. I have lots of photos on my c:drive from my digital camera and have decided to copy all my important WORD files and photos onto CD. What kit do I need to do this? I have Windows 98 se and have a basic CD rom drive. A friend told me that with this drive I can write on to CD so I bought some CD-Rs. However, searching the internet for tips on how to do this it seems I need a CD writer, which I am SURE I don't have on this comuter? Assuming not, how much do these cost and are they easy to install? Cheers Debs A snippet of what one may cost>http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.ASP?CatID=9&Category=CDR%2FCDRW&Thumbnails=yes in you typed msinfo32 in the run box......it will display a list of what your pc has got....You could probably put your word files on floppies as a quick & easy fix. Pictures are another story, you may be able to store them on your SERVER or another computer for safe keeping. Do you know how big these things are? (Mbs) Quote Although I have virus protection on my computer I've started downloading music and I'm scared of a virus infecting my computer. I have lots of photos on my c:drive from my digital camera and have decided to copy all my important Word files and photos onto CD. What kit do I need to do this? You can try the following: Place important documents on Diskettes (Not photos, too large) Install a CD/DVD burner and burning software (Such as Nero) Buy an external Hard Disk Drive (USB/Firewire) Quote I have Windows 98 se and have a basic CD rom drive. A friend told me that with this drive I can write on to CD so I bought some CD-Rs. However, searching the internet for tips on how to do this it seems I need a CD writer, which I am sure I don't have on this comuter? Assuming not, how much do these cost and are they easy to install? [/quote] What does the front of the CD-ROM drive say? You should go here if you want to learn everything you need to know for daily computer use.

Answer» HI All

You'll have to excuse my ignorance but I don't KNOW awful lot about computers.

Although I have virus protection on my computer I've started downloading music and I'm scared of a virus infecting my computer. I have lots of photos on my c:drive from my digital camera and have decided to copy all my important WORD files and photos onto CD. What kit do I need to do this?

I have Windows 98 se and have a basic CD rom drive. A friend told me that with this drive I can write on to CD so I bought some CD-Rs. However, searching the internet for tips on how to do this it seems I need a CD writer, which I am SURE I don't have on this comuter? Assuming not, how much do these cost and are they easy to install?

Cheers
Debs
A snippet of what one may cost>http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.ASP?CatID=9&Category=CDR%2FCDRW&Thumbnails=yes

in you typed msinfo32 in the run box......it will display a list of what your pc has got....You could probably put your word files on floppies as a quick & easy fix.
Pictures are another story, you may be able to store them on your SERVER or another computer for safe keeping.
Do you know how big these things are? (Mbs) Quote

Although I have virus protection on my computer I've started downloading music and I'm scared of a virus infecting my computer. I have lots of photos on my c:drive from my digital camera and have decided to copy all my important Word files and photos onto CD. What kit do I need to do this?

You can try the following:

Place important documents on Diskettes (Not photos, too large)
Install a CD/DVD burner and burning software (Such as Nero)
Buy an external Hard Disk Drive (USB/Firewire)

Quote

I have Windows 98 se and have a basic CD rom drive. A friend told me that with this drive I can write on to CD so I bought some CD-Rs. However, searching the internet for tips on how to do this it seems I need a CD writer, which I am sure I don't have on this comuter? Assuming not, how much do these cost and are they easy to install? [/quote]

What does the front of the CD-ROM drive say?

You should go here if you want to learn everything you need to know for daily computer use.

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