copy to a cd

I JUST INSTALLED A NEW CD (THE ONE THAT WAS IN THE COMPUTER I BOUGHT SECOND HAND DID NOT WORK). I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO COPY ANYTHING TO IT. I DO NOT MEAN MUSIC, I MEAN I CAN’T COPY ANYTHING FROM MY C DRIVEOR A FLOPPY OR ANYTHING. I WAS TOLD I NEED SOME TYPE OF SOFTWARE INSTALLED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. I HAVE ALREADY ADDED THE D DRIVE (THE CD) TO MY “SEND TO” COLUMN. THANK YOU, dmace2003@yahoo.com