Can Windows XP write DVDs?

I’ve had this PC for about a year now and never once tried to use the DVD burner, so it was with disapointment I found that I couldn’t drag files to the DVD drive like I can when I want to burn a CD-ROM. I thought I must just have a duff disc, but after buying some more I found they didn’t work either!

A quick search online revealing an article on Microsoft’s site that says try “Sonic DVDit!, neoDVD, or one of ULead’s DVD products”. That’s odd, I thought, perhaps my drive came with some software and following a swift slap to the forehead I find that I’ve got CDBurnerXP Pro 3 installed already. It’s free to download and works well.

Um, and that as they say, is that…