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There are two ways, one is GUI-based and the other is CLI-based.
(note: CD-ROM here refers to CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW, whatever type disc drive you have).
GUI-based: * Open My Computer, locate the CD-ROM drive letter, and right-click it. * Select Open from the menu that appears. In the folder view you now see, press CTRL+A (then release CTRL+A) then press CTRL+Enter. * In the dialog you now see there should be a growing number of files and folders visible, near the top. * Once this value stops growing (and the CD appears to have stopped being accessed), you have the number of files on the CD.
CLI-based:
(note - when I note some text in quotes, that text is to be typed, but not the quotes.) * Click Start. Click Run. Type in "cmd" and press Enter. * In the window that appears, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive, followed by a ":" (colon), and press Enter. For example, if your CD-ROM drive letter was D, enter "d:". * The window should now be displaying something like D:\>, if your CD-ROM drive letter was D. * Type "dir /s" and press Enter. Ignore the huge flow of text that flies past - this is normal. Wait until the text stops flying and you return to a D:\>. * Note the last few lines of what you can see. You should see "X File(s)" - the X will be the number of files on the CD. * Type "exit" and press Enter or click the X to close the window. Note - the CLI method possibly won't work on public computers.
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