Can't erase CDs

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Hi Forum members,I am relatively new to making MP3s,and made a few mstakes so
decided to erase the CD-RW discs that I was using and start again, but a pop
up window told me that the files were read only and could not be erased even
though the cd writing wizard said the files were being erased.I went into
properties to alter the read only attribute and clicked on apply,but somehow
the files revert back to being read only.Can anyone tell me how I can erase
these discs,so that I can reuse them?When I try to erase the files in
Musicmatch Jukebox I get a message the disc has been finalised,whatever that
may mean.
 
In MegP had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Hi Forum members,I am relatively new to making MP3s,and made a few
mstakes so decided to erase the CD-RW discs that I was using and
start again, but a pop up window told me that the files were read
only and could not be erased even though the cd writing wizard said
the files were being erased.I went into properties to alter the read
only attribute and clicked on apply,but somehow the files revert back
to being read only.Can anyone tell me how I can erase these discs,so
that I can reuse them?When I try to erase the files in Musicmatch
Jukebox I get a message the disc has been finalised,whatever that may
mean.
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Right click on the disk (in My Computer) (oh and make sure it's the CD drive
that you're doing this on) and select "Format" from the options.

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"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
In Byte had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q306/6/41.asp&NoWebContent=1
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Good call - forgot about that method as I never have that enabled I'm
afraid. <g>

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
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