NEW TO XP, WHAT MAKES OLD CD'S READ ONLY?

[BILL]

 

[Matt Coy]

Bill,

What kind of 'old' cds are you referring to?

A CD that you purchase (software, music, etc) has data that is permanently
written and cannot be changed, so the files are therefore 'read only'.

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[anonymous]

just like the name CD-ROM (Read Only Memory)

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Date: 1961
1. a usually small computer memory that contains special-
purpose information (as a program) which cannot be
altered

 

[Harry Ohrn]

You may wish to read through Alex Nichol's excellent primewr on CD Burning
in XP http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
For more information on CD buring check out my page here
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm