Windows 7 / Getting Started

Burning an Audio CD

Windows Media Player makes it easy to create an audio mix CD of your musical favorites. Here's how to create an audio CD:

  1. Click the Burn tab.
  2. Insert a blank CD.
  3. Drag playlists or individual songs to the burn list.
  4. To change the order of a music track, drag it to the preferred location.
  5. Click Start Burn.
  6. At the end of the burn process, the CD is ejected.
    TIP: Use CD-R media if you want to create a disc that can be played on the widest range of CD players. If you have players that can use CD-RW media, you can use CD-RW discs to create an audio mix CD for short-term use. You can erase the contents of a CD-RW disc using Windows Explorer.

To create a playlist from the burn list:

  1. Click the first file in the burn list.
  2. Press and hold either Shift key.
  3. Click the last file in the burn list. All files should now be highlighted.
  4. Right-click the highlighted burn list.
  5. Select Add To and then Additional Playlists.
  6. Click Create Playlist.
  7. Enter a name in place of New Playlist.
  8. Click OK.
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