| If you haven't backed up your important
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| | burn. Now take your mouse pointer and
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| data at least to a CD, you should do so
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| | place it on the top blue border of this
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| IMMEDIATELY! A computer, any computer,
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| | box. Press and hold (don't click) with
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| can crash at any time, whether it's a new
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| | your left mouse button, and drag the box
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| computer, an old computer, a really
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| | down into the lower righthand corner of
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| expensive computer, or a cheapy.This
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| | your screen.4. Locate your My Documents
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| article will teach you how to back up
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| | folder on the desktop. If this folder
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| your My Documents folder on a CD, since
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| | isn't on the desktop, you should put it
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| the My Documents folder is where people
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| | there for convenience sake. See the tip
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| usually keep most of their important
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| | How to Put a Shortcut on your Desktop.5.
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| stuff. I only discuss the method for
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| | Now simply press on the folder with your
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| Windows XP here, because methods for
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| | left mouse button and drag the folder
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| other operating systems tend to vary.(By
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| | onto the empty box representing your CD
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| the way, you need a CD burner (or CD-RW)
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| | in the lower right corner. You should see
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| to do this. If you're not sure if you
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| | the contents of your folder being copied
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| have one, look at your CD drive(s) and
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| | over. If you get a box asking if you want
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| see if you see "rewritable" written in
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| | to copy "Thumbs" files, you can say "Yes"
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| tiny tiny letters. If so, you can burn
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| | or "Skip." It's your choice. These files
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| CDs. If not, well you might want to think
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| | aren't important, trust me. You can also
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| about getting a CD burner installed in
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| | check the box to repeat your answer for
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| your computer.1. Open your CD burner.
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| | each of these files to save time.6. When
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| There's usually a button on the outside
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| | the folder is completely copied to your
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| you can press to open it. Place the CD in
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| | CD box, clik on "Write these Files to CD"
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| the burner. The side you will burn onto
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| | on the lefthand side of the box. A
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| should be face down. Close the burner,
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| | "wizard" pops up.7. Click Next in the
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| again using the same button you used to
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| | wizard (ignore the CD name and date
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| open it.2. Wait a minute. A box should
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| | underneath) Wait for the CD to burn.
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| pop up on your screen with a variety of
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| | You'll see a green line progress across
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| choices. Click once on the choice that
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| | the screen.8. When the CD is done, it
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| says "Open Writable CD Folder Using
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| | should pop out of its drive, and you can
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| Windows Explorer." (There's a picture of
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| | click on Finish in the wizard. Label your
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| a manilla folder next to it.) Your choice
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| | CD with a Sharpie or other felt-tip pen,
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| should turn blue. Click OK.3. A box opens
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| | and you're all backed up!
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| up representing the empty CD you want to
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