Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party softwear?
I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag & drop files to
dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with just a few clicks.
Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in windows explorer. Is
there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows explore uses?

No, Windows XP has no native DVD burning function.

Edward wrote:

> Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party softwear?
> I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag & drop files to
> dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with just a few clicks.
> Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in windows explorer. Is
> there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows explore uses?

Edward wrote:
> Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party softwear?
> I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag & drop files to
> dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with just a few clicks.
> Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in windows explorer. Is
> there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows explore uses?

Not sure what your 3rd party complaint is. I use Nero 6.x and its a
simple 2 pane, left/right, source/destination explorer. Oh yes, and a
burn cd button. Not much more to it than what you do, plus I can save
the job and modify it later.

CDBurnerXP is freeware if that's a hurdle, not a bad product. Should
work with DVDs even if the name does not imply it.

"Edward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party
> softwear?
> I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag & drop files to
> dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with just a few
> clicks.
> Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in windows explorer. Is
> there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows explore uses?
No to the first question.
No to the second question.
Vista might be the answer to the second question.

I use Easy CD Creator for all of my burning needs (and some that aren't so
burning).

Jim

"Edward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party
> softwear?


No. It has no ability to do that and you need 3rd party software to
accomplish it.

> I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag & drop files to
> dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with just a few
> clicks.

If you're burning CDs by dragging and dropping, are you sure you don't
already have 3rd party CD burning software installed?


> Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in windows explorer. Is
> there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows explore uses?

"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> No, Windows XP has no native DVD burning function.
>

Incorrect. Windows XP supports writing to DVD-RAM discs out of the box -
provided the drive does.

> Edward wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party
>> softwear? I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag &
>> drop files to dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with
>> just a few clicks. Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in
>> windows explorer. Is there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows
>> explore uses?
>

"Ken Blake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Edward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:935CA63D-9D91-482F-8F58-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> If you're burning CDs by dragging and dropping, are you sure you don't
> already have 3rd party CD burning software installed?
>

This is how the Windows XP native CD burning utility works.

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> "Ken Blake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Edward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:935CA63D-9D91-482F-8F58-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> If you're burning CDs by dragging and dropping, are you sure you don't
>> already have 3rd party CD burning software installed?
>>
>
> This is how the Windows XP native CD burning utility works.


Thanks for the clarification. I thought it didn't, but since I don't use the
native CD burning facility, I'll accept that I'm wrong about it.

True, I forgot about that exception.

M.I.5¾ wrote:

> "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>No, Windows XP has no native DVD burning function.
>>
>
>
> Incorrect. Windows XP supports writing to DVD-RAM discs out of the box-
> provided the drive does.
>
>
>>Edward wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Is there any way to get Windows XP to burn dvd's without 3rd party
>>>softwear? I have an external cd/dvd burner, and I would like to drag &
>>>drop files to dvd's. I can do this with cd's using window explorer with
>>>just a few clicks. Dvd's are a different thing. They just won't work in
>>>windows explorer. Is there a upgrade to the softwaer that that windows
>>>explore uses?
>>
>
>

Thans to all that replyed to my post. I am going to install some burning
softwear. I do belive the softwear that Windows XP uses to burn cd's is Roxio.