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How to Make a CD That Works in a Personal CD Player

Making a CD that works in a personal CD player is useful if you want to play audio files from your computer on other devices. In order to accomplish this task, you can take advantage of the CD-burning capabilities that Windows Media Player offers. This program is free to use and comes installed on every Windows-based computer.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer with CD burner
  • Windows Media Player
  • CD-R
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Instructions

    • 1

      Click the "Start" button, which is located in the task bar at the bottom of your computer screen.

    • 2

      Highlight "Programs" inside the "Start" menu and then select "Windows Media Player."

    • 3

      Click "Burn" and then drag the audio files that you would like to put on a CD into the "Burn List" that appears. After you are finished adding audio files to this list, click "Start Burn."

    • 4

      Insert a blank CD-R into your computer after clicking "Start Burn" and your computer will burn the audio files to the CD, producing a CD that works on a personal CD player.

    • 5

      Eject the CD from your computer after this process is complete. You have now successfully made a CD that works in a personal CD player.

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