text: can i save my word-pad files onto a disk? if so then how? also what kind of disk do i need to do this with.  i have dvd+r for data and video, will these work?  opps almost forgot, just in case this helps.   i have windows xp home edition  version 2002 service pack 2 yes you can, insert any blank disk (floppy or cd) into the correct drive, open up the word-pad file, make sure it's the way you want it to be saved, go to file, then save as, name it the appropriate name, then find the name of the drive (cd or floppy drive) then click save as and it's finished.  when opening the file though if on another computer make sure the new computer also has the same word-pad program or it won't open up correctly.