Backing updownloaded programs …

As a student I purchased and downloaded a Microsoft program but I could not afford to get the backup too. I need to copy this program to a CD because I have lost things due to computer crashes before.

How do I copy a program from the hard drive to a cd??? I keep getting a shortcut instead of a program.

I cannot get to Windows Explorer anymore???

I am using winxp sp2 and have both IE 7 and Firefox browsers. Plenty of room on 2 hard drives, 1 gig ram.

Ask whatever else you need to know.