read only status

[kathy]

I have windows xp home edition- when I save a file to the
CD(I've tried both CD-R and CD-RW CD's), the file is
always saved as read only so when I retrieve to my C:
drive I can not edit or make changes to the file. How can
I save to a CD and retrieve same file onto C: for changes?

Thanks!

 

[purplehaz]

Data / music CD's are always read only. Thus the name CDROM = compact disk
read only memory.
When files are copied off a cd back to your drive and they do not turn off
the read only attribute you will then have to right click on the file,
properties, uncheck the read only box. Now you will be able to edit it.
If you want to edit the files directly on the cd then you need to burn the
cd with packet writing software like nero or roxio. XP cannot do packet
writing.

 

[Lem]

I have windows xp home edition- when I save a file to the
CD(I've tried both CD-R and CD-RW CD's), the file is
always saved as read only so when I retrieve to my C:
drive I can not edit or make changes to the file. How can
I save to a CD and retrieve same file onto C: for changes?

Thanks!

Files saved to any form of CD are always saved as "read-only" -- on the
CD. After you copy the file back to your hard drive, right-click on the
file (in Windows Explorer), select "Properties" and then clear the check
mark in the box labelled "Read-only."

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I have windows xp home edition- when I save a file to the
CD(I've tried both CD-R and CD-RW CD's), the file is
always saved as read only so when I retrieve to my C:
drive I can not edit or make changes to the file. How can
I save to a CD and retrieve same file onto C: for changes?

Thanks!
.
CD's always save as read-only because you can't directly

save it after changes to the cd. You have to go from the CD
and say yes to read only, save it to your harddrive and
then copy it to your CD.

Anthony([email protected])

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Data / music CD's are always read only. Thus the name CDROM = compact disk
read only memory.

If you don't know the difference between a CD-ROM and a
writeable CD, you shouldn't be answering questions about
them. CD-Rs and CD-RWs are *not* CD-ROMs.

 

[purplehaz]

If you don't know the difference between a CD-ROM and a
writeable CD, you shouldn't be answering questions about
them. CD-Rs and CD-RWs are *not* CD-ROMs.

CD-R and CD-RW's are different types of cdrom's. It is you who should not
talk about things you dont know anything about. CD-R's are ALWAYS read only
after they are burned. A cdrom and a cd-r are the same thing. A music cd you
buy in the store started out as a cd-r, then it was burned, and you buy it
and use it as a cdrom. A cd-r is just a blank cd(rom) disk. A cd-rw is the
same as well, just it is erasable, unless you formatt it with packet writing
software, then it is not read only.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----



CD-R and CD-RW's are different types of cdrom's. It is you who should not
talk about things you dont know anything about. CD-R's are ALWAYS read only
after they are burned. A cdrom and a cd-r are the same thing. A music cd you
buy in the store started out as a cd-r, then it was burned, and you buy it
and use it as a cdrom. A cd-r is just a blank cd(rom) disk. A cd-rw is the
same as well, just it is erasable, unless you formatt it with packet writing
software, then it is not read only.

Suggest you do a little research if you think that
commercial CDs (music and data) are "burned" the same way
that CDRs are. Completely different process, which is why
a CD-R is NOT A CD-ROM, you moron.

 

[purplehaz]

Suggest you do a little research if you think that
commercial CDs (music and data) are "burned" the same way
that CDRs are. Completely different process, which is why
a CD-R is NOT A CD-ROM, you moron.

Why do you insist on posting things I never said. Did I say that commercial
cd's are burned the same way? NO. I just used that as an example that seems
to have gone right over your head. In my original post did I say that cd-rs
are cd-roms, NO. Read what is posted not what you want to hear. Once you
burn a cd-r and close the disk it becomes read only. You cannot write
anything to it anymore. It is now a cd that is read only and NOT a cd that
is writable anymore. A cd-r you can write data to, once you write data to it
and close it, it is not writeable anymore thus it technically becomes a
cdrom, which is a data cd that is read only. The op already burned their
cd-rs and had read only files and wondered why. I simply posted why the
files are read only, cause the cd is read only. A CD-R that is burned is
read-only. A cdrom that you buy in the store is read only. This is the info
I put across. Since it's obvious that your IQ is well under 100, by the
childish name calling you have to resort to when you're proven wrong, I
suggest you grow up and also take some of that time you put into your study
of cdroms and study something useful to expand your limited and childish
knowledge. I am done talking to people that are below me.

 

[Tim Slattery]

CD-R and CD-RW's are different types of cdrom's.

Neither is a type of CD-ROM. ROM means "Read-Only Memory". CD-Rs allow
you to write once, then it's read-only. CD-RWs allow you to write many
times, they are *never* read-only.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----



Why do you insist on posting things I never said. Did I say that commercial
cd's are burned the same way? NO. I just used that as an example that seems
to have gone right over your head. In my original post did I say that cd-rs
are cd-roms, NO. Read what is posted not what you want to hear. Once you
burn a cd-r and close the disk it becomes read only. You cannot write
anything to it anymore. It is now a cd that is read only and NOT a cd that
is writable anymore. A cd-r you can write data to, once you write data to it
and close it, it is not writeable anymore thus it technically becomes a
cdrom, which is a data cd that is read only. The op already burned their
cd-rs and had read only files and wondered why. I simply posted why the
files are read only, cause the cd is read only. A CD-R that is burned is
read-only. A cdrom that you buy in the store is read only. This is the info
I put across. Since it's obvious that your IQ is well under 100, by the
childish name calling you have to resort to when you're proven wrong, I
suggest you grow up and also take some of that time you put into your study
of cdroms and study something useful to expand your limited and childish
knowledge. I am done talking to people that are below me.

You should have *plenty* of people left to talk to. These
are your words: "A music cd you buy in the store started
out as a cd-r, then it was burned, and you buy it
and use it as a cdrom. A cd-r is just a blank cd(rom)
disk. A cd-rw is the same as well, just it is
erasable,unless you formatt it with packet writing
software, then it is not read only." Say what? Commercial
CDs start out as CD-R's? You haven't a clue what you're
talking about. Commercial, mass-produced CDs are NOT
produced using the same media or process as you use when
you burn a disc in your computer. A CD-R is a DIFFERENT
MEDIUM from a CD-ROM, and the fact that a CD-R becomes
read-only at some stage in its life does not alter that
fact. A CD-R that has been burned and closed is STILL a
CD-R. It is not a CD-ROM and never will be, and the fact
that you can't get your tiny mind to grasp the (obvious)
distinction speaks for itself.

 

[rifleman]

|A CD-R that has been burned and closed is STILL a
|CD-R. It is not a CD-ROM and never will be, and the fact
|that you can't get your tiny mind to grasp the (obvious)
|distinction speaks for itself.
|
|

CD-R = CD "recordABLE"

When the CD has BEEN recorded, it is no LONGER recordable. You CANNOT do
ANYTHING with it, other than bin it. Therefore it becomes a CD ROM.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
|A CD-R that has been burned and closed is STILL a
|CD-R. It is not a CD-ROM and never will be, and the fact
|that you can't get your tiny mind to grasp the (obvious)
|distinction speaks for itself.
|
|

CD-R = CD "recordABLE"

When the CD has BEEN recorded, it is no LONGER recordable. You CANNOT do
ANYTHING with it, other than bin it. Therefore it becomes a CD ROM.
.

Great God almighty. I have never seen a collection of
dimwits to match what I see in these groups. One last time:
CD-R, CD-ROM and CD-RW refer to different types of raw
discs. A blank CD-R is different from a blank CD-ROM and
both are different from a blank CD-RW. Nothing you do with
the blank media can alter this fundamental fact. The
designations CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW refer to the basic
recording medium, and NOTHING ELSE. A CD-R, once burned
and closed, is still a CD-R. If you disagree, try using
it in a CD player that is not CD-R compatible. It won't
work. Why not? BECAUSE IT'S NOT A F***ING CD-ROM!

 

[rifleman]

|
|>-----Original Message-----
|>In article <[email protected]>,
|>[email protected] says...
|>|A CD-R that has been burned and closed is STILL a
|>|CD-R. It is not a CD-ROM and never will be, and the fact
|>|that you can't get your tiny mind to grasp the (obvious)
|>|distinction speaks for itself.
|>|
|>|
|>
|>CD-R = CD "recordABLE"
|>
|>When the CD has BEEN recorded, it is no LONGER
|recordable. You CANNOT do
|>ANYTHING with it, other than bin it. Therefore it becomes
|a CD ROM.
|>.
|
|Great God almighty. I have never seen a collection of
|dimwits to match what I see in these groups. One last time:
|CD-R, CD-ROM and CD-RW refer to different types of raw
|discs.

Absolutely CORRECT! WHEN THR CD-R IS RECORDED IT IS NO LONGER A RAW DISC
IS IT YOU TWAT.