copying files to CD

[Dan]

Why is it when I copy my Microsoft word documents to a
CD, they become "read only" on the cd, when they were
archive before I copied them? Once they are on the cd, I
can only open the files and save them as a different
file, rather than editing that file. Can I change this?

 

[Jim Macklin]

How do you change the file on a CD-R? You must copy the
file to your hard drive and you can change the properties on
the hard drive because a hard drive is not a write once
media.

You can use CD-RW packet writing.


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| Why is it when I copy my Microsoft word documents to a
| CD, they become "read only" on the cd, when they were
| archive before I copied them? Once they are on the cd, I
| can only open the files and save them as a different
| file, rather than editing that file. Can I change this?

 

[David]

Quick question, are you using CD-R media, or CD-RW media.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

All files copied to a CDR are read-only due to the nature of the media. This
is how it's supposed to work. You can't change a file written to a CDR or
CDRW unless you are using UDF format, which you can get by purchasing a
third party burning program.

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[Alex Nichol]

Why is it when I copy my Microsoft word documents to a
CD, they become "read only" on the cd, when they were
archive before I copied them? Once they are on the cd, I
can only open the files and save them as a different
file, rather than editing that file.

Read up at http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

The inbuilt burning, no matter what it looks like, is *not* a CD-RW
method and files burned with it are permanent (short of totally erasing
a CD-RW disk). They cannot be edited or individually deleted and are
thus inherently read only

 

[NobodyMan]

Quick question, are you using CD-R media, or CD-RW media.

The question is irrelavant. XP native burning software treats CDRWs
like CDRs. All files placed on either type of CD will be Read Only,
as should be expected. This is true when mastering with Roxio or
Ahead Nero as well.

To overcome this, the CDRW would have to formatted to use UDF style
packet-writing with either Roxio Drag-to-Disc or Ahead Nero InCD.

 

[David]

To overcome this, the CDRW would have to formatted to use UDF style
packet-writing with either Roxio Drag-to-Disc or Ahead Nero InCD.

Add to that Iomega's HotBurn Pro. It supports UDF with packet-writing
drag-and-drop features. This is what I use.

 

[NobodyMan]

Add to that Iomega's HotBurn Pro. It supports UDF with packet-writing
drag-and-drop features. This is what I use.

OK. I won't claim total knowledge of all UDF systems. I don't use
them anymore, not for the last five or so years. I thought UDF was
great until it screwed up and I ended up with a beautiful set of
coasters that couldn't be accessed ever again.

Never again.

That said, to each their own.

 

[John R Weiss]

OK. I won't claim total knowledge of all UDF systems. I don't use
them anymore, not for the last five or so years. I thought UDF was
great until it screwed up and I ended up with a beautiful set of
coasters that couldn't be accessed ever again.

I don't know the difference, but now it's DLA -- Drive Letter Access. I
just got a DVD-RW, and am testing it now (Sonic DLA software).

Hopefully, it's a more stable system than DirectCD. Adaptec/Roxio's faux
pas with that mess will keep me away from Roxio products forever!