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Jay Garacochea

When I copy a file to my CD-RW at home (WindowsXP) and
then take that CD to work (Windows 2000) and try and use
the file, I get "READ ONLY". How do I fix this.

I don't have this problem with a floppy, but they don't
hold enough information.
 
CD = CD ROM = Read-Only-Memory! That's perfectly normal. Copy the files to
your HDD and remove the Read-Only attribute
 
1st. Do you have a CD-RW drive at work? If not the file will be Read Only
since you can't write back to the disk.

2nd. Do you have the same program installed on both machines to enable
"drag-and-drop" i.e., Nero In-CD or Roxio's Drag to Disk. If not, the 2000
machine (if you have a CD-RW drive) will not be able to write to the drive.
 
It is an annoyance but one that can be resolved. Copy the file to your Hard
Drive and then right click on it, select Properties, and uncheck "Read
Only".
 
Jay Garacochea said:
When I copy a file to my CD-RW at home (WindowsXP) and
then take that CD to work (Windows 2000) and try and use
the file, I get "READ ONLY". How do I fix this.

I don't have this problem with a floppy, but they don't
hold enough information.
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You are encountering a feature rather than a bug with this situation, and it
is a phenomenon that causes a lot of confusion among folks who use to or
more computers to work on the same files.
Windows automatically assign the 'read only' attribute to all files once
they are saved to a floppy disc or CD for transfer from one computer to
another. This is done to prevent catastrophic overwriting if you
accidentally drag a file that has the same name on the floppy or the CD as
has been given to a file already on the hard drive.
You can change the 'read only' attribute by copying the file to the hard
drive and then right click for the filed properties and uncheck 'read only'.
The file can now be edited.

James Coates......Chicago Tribune.
 
Curt said:
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You are encountering a feature rather than a bug with this situation, and it
is a phenomenon that causes a lot of confusion among folks who use to or
more computers to work on the same files.
Windows automatically assign the 'read only' attribute to all files once
they are saved to a floppy disc or CD for transfer from one computer to
another. This is done to prevent catastrophic overwriting if you
accidentally drag a file that has the same name on the floppy or the CD as
has been given to a file already on the hard drive.
You can change the 'read only' attribute by copying the file to the hard
drive and then right click for the filed properties and uncheck 'read only'.
The file can now be edited.

James Coates......Chicago Tribune.
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This is only half right.
Windows does NOT change files copied to a floppy to read only.
And it has nothing to do with preventing overwriting on a CD.
James Coates is NOT a good source for computer information.
His advice is wrong just as much as it is right.
You have to remember, this is the same James Coates who wrote that
NO ONE should install antivirus software on thier computers as there is no
need!
He also said all floppy drives have a small hole to eject the floppy if it
became stuck
and would not eject using the eject button. ???????
But since he has also stated in the past that he is a MAC user and does not
really care for PCs, what can you expect?
 
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