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5Click/Tap the arrow to open the Destination drive list, then click/tap your 
recordable drive.
6Click/Tap Burn. The Nero’s Title and CD Database dialog box opens. 

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7Wait until the dialog box closes.
- OR -
Click/Tap 
Cancel.
The Burning Process screen opens. Nero Express copies the tracks or files to 
your hard drive.
8A message prompts you to insert a CD. Remove the source CD, insert a 
blank, writable CD, then wait for the message box to close. Nero Express 
copies the files from your hard drive to the writable CD.
9When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click/tap OK.
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Copying music tracks
To copy music CD tracks to your hard drive:
1Click/Tap Start, All Programs, Burn a CD or Data DVD, Nero Programs, then 
click/tap 
Nero Express. Nero Express opens.
2Insert the music CD that has the tracks you want to copy into your DVD 
or DVD/CD-RW drive.
3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click/tap Take no action, then click/tap OK.
4Click/Tap More. The Nero Toolbar opens.
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5Click/Tap the Save Tracks icon. The Nero’s Title and CD Database dialog box 
opens.
6Wait until the dialog box closes.
- OR -
Click/Tap 
Cancel. 

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7If a message box opens, click/tap OK. The Save Tracks dialog box opens.
8Click/Tap the arrow button to open the Output file format list, then click/tap 
the format you want for the saved tracks.
9To record all the tracks, click/tap GO. The recording process begins.
- OR -
To record selected tracks, hold down the C
TRL key, click/tap the tracks you 
want, then click/tap 
GO. The recording process begins.
10After the recording is complete, click/tap Close. 

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Creating a music CD
To create a music CD:
1Click/Tap Start, All Programs, Burn a CD or Data DVD, Nero Programs, then 
click/tap 
Nero Express. Nero Express opens.
2Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable drive.
3If a dialog box opens, click/tap Take no action, then click/tap OK.
4Move your pointer over Music, then click/tap one of the following options:
■Audio CD to create a music CD that will play on all CD players. Nero 
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The screen you use to add files opens. 

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5Click/Tap Add. The Select Files and Folders dialog box opens.
6Browse to the folder that contains the files you want to add. You can 
click/tap the arrow to open the 
Location list, then click/tap a drive or folder, 
or you can click/tap folders in the 
Name list. Press and hold the CTRL key 
to select multiple files.
7Click/Tap Add. You can continue to select files and click/tap Add.
8After you select all your files, click/tap Finished. 

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9Click/Tap Next. The Final Burn Settings screen opens.
10Click/Tap the arrow to open the Current recorder list, then click/tap your 
recordable drive.
11Click/Tap Burn. The Burning Process screen opens and Nero Express burns 
the files to the CD.
12When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click/tap OK.
13Click/Tap Next to return the main Nero Express screen.
14Click/Tap Exit. 

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Advanced features
In addition to Nero Express, you can use:
■Nero BackItUp to create a backup of files on your hard drive, then use 
BackItUp to restore the files you backed up in case of a hard drive failure, 
virus, or other problem.
■Nero CD-DVD Speed to test your DVD and DVD/CD-RW drives for transfer 
rates, load and eject times, seek and access times, and more.
■Nero Cover Designer to create labels for your CDs and DVDs, covers for 
your CD and DVD...