| Copying DVDs is a piece of cake. It is really | | | | become corrupt. So whenever copying a DVD to |
| easy to do it. And you can copy not only your | | | | hard disk always closes all the unnecessary |
| work files but system files as well. And yes, | | | | programs. |
| you can do it under Windows XP. Here are some | | | | |
| suggestions how to achieve this. | | | | Today rewritable DVDs are easily accessible. |
| | | | The good thing about rewritable DVDs is that |
| First you need to insert the DVD into the DVD | | | | you can use them many times � you record |
| drive. If your drive is older and it is a | | | | the data and when you don�t need it any |
| CD-ROM, the procedure won�t work. After | | | | more, you delete it and record the same DVD |
| the DVD is inserted, use the standard copy | | | | again. Rewritable DVDs are especially |
| paste command to copy the necessary files | | | | suitable for backups because you can replace |
| into the folder where you want them to be. As | | | | the files you don�t need any more. Using |
| a result, you will see many files. Look at | | | | rewritable DVDs is not different from using |
| their size because chances are that the | | | | normal DVDs. The only difference is that |
| largest files are the movie files, while all | | | | rewritable DVDs are just a little slower. |
| the rest are just supporting files. | | | | |
| | | | Windows XP allows not only to copy DVDs to |
| There are many DVD ripper programs available. | | | | hard disk. Under Windows XP you can also copy |
| We can change any VCD to DVD format. Also it | | | | a hard disk to a DVD. You would like to do |
| can convert any rlv format to mp3, mp4, VLC | | | | this when you need a backup of your hard |
| etc. Only some of these ripper programs are | | | | disk. Since hard disks are not eternal |
| free programs. The paid ones only give the | | | | because they get damaged or a virus wipes |
| trial version free, and then charge some fee | | | | their contents, backups are vital. So, it is |
| for the upgraded, fully functional version. | | | | great to backup your important files to a |
| | | | DVD. Burning to DVD is done with the help of |
| The first step in copying a DVD to a hard | | | | a DVD burning program. For instance, Nero or |
| disk is to check the hard disk for enough | | | | Roxio are good Windows DVD burning programs. |
| space to allow the files to be copied. For | | | | As a rule, DVD burning programs are user |
| example if the DVD has a size of 8 GB, the | | | | friendly and sometimes you need just a few |
| hard disk must have a little more, say 10 GB. | | | | clicks to copy from your hard drive to a DVD |
| Only then can we copy those files to the hard | | | | or the other way round. |
| disk, as a little extra space is needed by | | | | |
| the operating system for buffering the files | | | | brings some of the most informative |
| when copying. The important thing to note is | | | | information online for users looking to copy |
| never to run any other program when Windows | | | | encrypted DVDs, thanks to writers like Isaiah |
| is doing the copying process, as it interfere | | | | Henry. Visit us for more details on copy dvd |
| and may not allow the data to be copied | | | | and dvd ripper. Ask quesions and give |
| correctly. Due to this, the copied data may | | | | experiences on our dvd ripper forum. |