To make a copy of a CD, you'll need a master to copy, a blank disk, a CD-RW drive, and the proper software. Most computers now include either a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive. If not, you can purchase the appropriate drive reasonably cheaply. Check out online prices or nip in to your local computer store for advice. If you have a DVD-RW drive, you'll be able to copy both CDs and DVDs. The rate of copying will vary, with 4X being the slowest and up to 48X being the fastest at the moment. If your drive supports 48X, you can duplicate a CD in a matter of minutes.

Once you have the CD-RW or DVD-RW drive and some blank CD-R media, all you need is the software to duplicate. There is a huge range of CD buring software from freeware to commercially available packages such as Nero. You will be spoiled for choice! Once you have everything set up, just run the software and create your disk. You can copy many types of media, including pictures, video, audio, and even data from your computer to a CD. Depending on what you want to copy, all need to do is select it from the software menu then sit back and let it rip. You can back up just about anything - the choices are entirely up to you.