CD Burning
in ITC Computer Labs:
Instructions for Software Central Downloads
Example: Norton
AntiVirus for Windows XP
From time to time
you may wish to copy software application installers, such as the Norton/Symantec
AntiVirus installer or others, from the UVa
ITC Software Central web page, to CD (compact disc) for installation onto
a computer at another location. These instructions cover the necessary steps
for downloading one or more installer programs from the ITC Software Central
web site to one of the ITC Computer Lab computers, and subsequent copying ("burning")
onto a CD (actually a CDR, or Compact Disc: Recordable).
Download
from Software Central
- From a computer
lab workstation, go to the UVa ITC Software Central site, http://www.itc.virginia.edu/central,
scroll to your operating system (Windows XP in this case), and click the Available
Software link (see illustration, below).
- In the web
page that appears, click the Norton AntiVirus link (see illustration,
below).
- In the web
page that appears, click the appropriate download link (navwin32v760.exe
in this case; see illustration, below).
- In the File
Download dialog box that appears, click the Save button (no illustration
available).
- In the Save
As dialog box that appears, navigate to the LocalData folder, MAKE
A NOTE OF THE LOCATION OF THE DOWLOAD FOLDER, and click the Save button
(see illustration, below). You may wish to create a personal sub-folder (MyStuff
in this example) in the LocalData folder to house one or more downloads, for
ease of use in later steps in these instructions (illustration not available).
- After your
downloading is complete, exit the web browser program (usually Internet Explorer
or Netscape Navigator), and proceed to the next section, Burn to CDR (Compact
Disc: Recordable).
Burn to CDR
(Compact Disc: Recordable)
- Saving to
the hard drive—note: All the hard drives of the lab XP machines contain
a directory called "LOCALDATA." This directory is the only directory in which
you may place your files. This directory is there for temporary storage of
files only. The directory's contents are not secure, meaning that anybody
else who sits at that station has access to read, change, or delete files
from that directory. In addition, the computers purge that directory daily,
deleting all its contents. ITC, therefore, recommends that you do not save
your work to the computer's hard drive if you will need your work later.
- Double-click
the My Computer icon (usually located in the upper/left corner of the
Windows Desktop), and notice the location of the object labeled CD-RW Drive
(F:) CD Drive (see the illustration in step #10, below).
- Double-click
the Localdata icon located on the Windows Desktop; you should be able
to see the folder into which you downloaded your files (MyStuff in
this example; see illustration in step #10, below).
- Drag and drop
your download folder (MyStuff in this example) from the Localdata
window onto the CD-RW Drive object in the My Computer window
(see illustration, below). [Note: Drag and drop means to left-click once on
your download folder object in the Localdata window (the MyStuff
folder in this example) and hold the mouse button down, and while holding
the mouse button down, place the mouse pointer right on top of the CD-RW
Drive (F:) object in the other, My Computer window, and let go
of the mouse button. Nothing will appear to happen; the folder and contents
have been marked for later burning to an appropriate disc (either a CDR disc
or a CDRW disc) in the CD-RW drive.]
- Make sure a
CDR or CDRW disc with enough writeable space is inserted into the CD-RW drive
in the computer.
- In the My
Computer window, right-click once (click once using the right mouse button)
on the CD-RW Drive (F:) object, and select from the menu that appears
the item labeled "Write these files to CD" (illustration not available).
- In the CD
Writing Wizard dialog box that appears, enter a name for the CD if desired,
and click the Next button (see illustration, below).
- When the burning
process is finished, click the Finish button (illustration not available),
and remove your CDR or CDRW disc from the disc drive.
