Downloading MP3 files and burning to CD

This document is designed to assist in the downloading musical files from this site. As people's browser and operating systems differ, this document assumes that Windows XP, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player are being used. These help screens take up the process after the music has been purchased and paid for.

1) Shortly after making your purchase you will receive an email with a download link, similar to the example below. Left-click on the link

2) A security warning message will appear giving the file details and asking whether you wish to run, save, or cancel. Select 'Save'

3) A subsequent box will appear asking where you would like to save the file to. Select an appropriate folder that you can find later.

4) The file will begin to download

5) Once the download has completed you should see a file similar to the example below. Double-click on the file name or icon.

6) The file that has been downloaded is known as self-extracting Zip file. If you have WinZip installed then the warning message below will not appear. If you don't have WinZip installed then simply press 'Run'

7) The following information message will now appear.

8)The files will now be extracted

9) You should now see the 'music_is_fun' folder. If you have a lot of files in your current folder, then the new one will appear initially at the bottom of the page.

10) Double-click on the folder and you'll see a series of files or icons

11) To copy these to a CD select all the files and when done, right-click to bring up the menu. Select the option 'Copy to CD or Device'

12) This will launch Windows Media Player with all the previously selected files now ticked. Insert a blank CD, select the CD/DVD drive from the dropdown menu and press 'copy' in the top right-hand cormer