hmmm, John..I have made a number of data CDs with Nero. It was a simple drag 'n drop operation. (I archive Rita's and my craft images and my collections of freeware programs) The only issue I had was being sure not to ask for a faster speed than my poor 'old' Win98 machine could handle. (I generally stick to 4X, even though my Yamaha drive says IT will do 16X).