You must install "burning" software to perform such functions.  In most
cases, such software is sold with the drive.

Two excellent sources for details of the way CD recording works in
general, with technical detail, are:

Mike Richter's Primer
http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm
Andy McFadden's CD-R FAQ   http://www.cdrfaq.org/

Roxio has some good information at http://www.roxio.com/en/support/.
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Leo Pozo's Complete CD and DVD Glossary:
http://www.cdpage.com/Compact_Disc_Glossary/glossarym.html

Octave's CD-Recordable Glossary:
http://www.octave.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi/choice/html_glos_09
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Test CD drive for correct operation

Unable to Access CD-ROM Drive After Installing Windows 98/Me
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q189/5/26.asp

How Windows Setup Detects CD-ROM Drives
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q151/5/50.asp

The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) contains products that have passed
testing with Windows Me.  Not every computer and/or device has been
tested
in all possible configurations.  http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/ for the
latest compatibility information and to download and install drivers for
the
hardware listed.

Extra info:  CD-Reader for Me and WMP

CDinfo.exe
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CDinfo.exe is a tool that can determine the ability of a CD-ROM drive to
successfully read a disc.  It is a console application you should run in
an MS-DOS window.

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type:   command
2. Press ENTER.
3. At the command prompt, type:
   <CD-ROM driveletter>:\tools\pssutil\cdinfo.exe
4. Press ENTER.

*Note :

  To save this information to a text file, type the following at the
  command prompt:

<CDROM DRive>:\tools\pssutil\CDinfo.exe >C:\tstinfo.txt

  and then press ENTER. This saves the output of this test to the
Tstinfo.txt
  file on drive C on your computer.

http://www.ezetest.com/acd/cdtest.htm
http://www.zdnet.com/etestinglabs/stories/bi/0,8829,2374450,00.html

Best of Luck,
Kelly
1/10/2001