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I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as back up.
But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is write protected.
I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what it is but not how
to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming back to this page and I do
appreciate the help. newbie here.
 
CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.

[[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once.
You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc is
not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or
alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.

CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the disc
and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain
files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the disc,
you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file structure
on the CD after recording. ]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm

Open CD:
[[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to it. It
is not write protected.]]

Closed CD:
[[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to moving
the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect position.
However, unlike floppies, you can only change the write-protect setting on a
burned CD once. Once the disc is write-protected (closed), this setting is
permanent.]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
'Wesley Vogel' wrote, in part:
| CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the disc
| and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain
| files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the
disc,
| you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file structure
| on the CD after recording.
_____

Not entirely true.
CD R/W disks can be formatted and used exactly as if they were hard drives.
Moving, deleting, copying, renaming, attribute changes, dragging and
dropping; all can be used. It is not necessary to erase the entire CD to do
any of these things. All that is required is third party software (Roxio or
Nero are two) and a CD (or DVD) R/W drive with corresponding R/W media.

Phil Weldon

| CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.
|
| [[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once.
| You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc is
| not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or
| alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.
|
| CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the disc
| and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain
| files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the
disc,
| you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file structure
| on the CD after recording. ]]
| http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm
|
| Open CD:
| [[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to it.
It
| is not write protected.]]
|
| Closed CD:
| [[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
| information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to moving
| the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect position.
| However, unlike floppies, you can only change the write-protect setting on
a
| burned CD once. Once the disc is write-protected (closed), this setting
is
| permanent.]]
| http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms
|
| --
| Hope this helps. Let us know.
|
| Wes
| MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
|
| In | RAY <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
| > I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as back
| > up. But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is write
| > protected. I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what
it
| > is but not how to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming back to
| > this page and I do appreciate the help. newbie here.
|
 
Depends on the CD burning software. With the native burning engine you are
limited to what Wesley has described. For the functionality you speak of you
need to install third party packet writing software. The user should be
aware that WinXP systems without UDF software may have trouble reading a
disk written with packet writing software.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Phil Weldon said:
'Wesley Vogel' wrote, in part:
| CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the
disc
| and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain
| files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the
disc,
| you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file
structure
| on the CD after recording.
_____

Not entirely true.
CD R/W disks can be formatted and used exactly as if they were hard
drives.
Moving, deleting, copying, renaming, attribute changes, dragging and
dropping; all can be used. It is not necessary to erase the entire CD to
do
any of these things. All that is required is third party software (Roxio
or
Nero are two) and a CD (or DVD) R/W drive with corresponding R/W media.

Phil Weldon

| CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.
|
| [[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once.
| You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc
is
| not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or
| alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.
|
| CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the
disc
| and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain
| files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the
disc,
| you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file
structure
| on the CD after recording. ]]
| http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm
|
| Open CD:
| [[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to it.
It
| is not write protected.]]
|
| Closed CD:
| [[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
| information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to
moving
| the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect position.
| However, unlike floppies, you can only change the write-protect setting
on
a
| burned CD once. Once the disc is write-protected (closed), this setting
is
| permanent.]]
| http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms
|
| --
| Hope this helps. Let us know.
|
| Wes
| MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
|
| In | RAY <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
| > I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as
back
| > up. But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is write
| > protected. I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what
it
| > is but not how to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming back
to
| > this page and I do appreciate the help. newbie here.
|
Click to expand...
 
'Rick Rodgers' posted:
| Depends on the CD burning software. With the native burning engine you are
| limited to what Wesley has described. For the functionality you speak of
you
| need to install third party packet writing software. The user should be
| aware that WinXP systems without UDF software may have trouble reading a
| disk written with packet writing software.
_____

That's why I included the third party software requirement.
That's why I posted 'Not entirely true.'
The original poster specified 'as a backup.'

Phil Weldon

| Depends on the CD burning software. With the native burning engine you are
| limited to what Wesley has described. For the functionality you speak of
you
| need to install third party packet writing software. The user should be
| aware that WinXP systems without UDF software may have trouble reading a
| disk written with packet writing software.
|
| --
| Best of Luck,
|
| Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
|
| Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
|
| | > 'Wesley Vogel' wrote, in part:
| > | CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the
| > disc
| > | and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select
certain
| > | files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the
| > disc,
| > | you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file
| > structure
| > | on the CD after recording.
| > _____
| >
| > Not entirely true.
| > CD R/W disks can be formatted and used exactly as if they were hard
| > drives.
| > Moving, deleting, copying, renaming, attribute changes, dragging and
| > dropping; all can be used. It is not necessary to erase the entire CD
to
| > do
| > any of these things. All that is required is third party software
(Roxio
| > or
| > Nero are two) and a CD (or DVD) R/W drive with corresponding R/W media.
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| > | > | CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.
| > |
| > | [[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only
once.
| > | You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc
| > is
| > | not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange,
or
| > | alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.
| > |
| > | CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the
| > disc
| > | and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select
certain
| > | files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the
| > disc,
| > | you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file
| > structure
| > | on the CD after recording. ]]
| > | http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm
| > |
| > | Open CD:
| > | [[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to
it.
| > It
| > | is not write protected.]]
| > |
| > | Closed CD:
| > | [[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
| > | information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to
| > moving
| > | the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect position.
| > | However, unlike floppies, you can only change the write-protect
setting
| > on
| > a
| > | burned CD once. Once the disc is write-protected (closed), this
setting
| > is
| > | permanent.]]
| > | http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms
| > |
| > | --
| > | Hope this helps. Let us know.
| > |
| > | Wes
| > | MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
| > |
| > | In | > | RAY <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
| > | > I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as
| > back
| > | > up. But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is
write
| > | > protected. I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me
what
| > it
| > | > is but not how to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming
back
| > to
| > | > this page and I do appreciate the help. newbie here.
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
Wesley Vogel said:
CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.

[[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once.
You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc is
not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or
alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.

CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the disc
and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain
files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you erase the disc,
you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file structure
on the CD after recording. ]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm

Open CD:
[[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to it. It
is not write protected.]]

Closed CD:
[[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to moving
the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect position.
However, unlike floppies, you can only change the write-protect setting on a
burned CD once. Once the disc is write-protected (closed), this setting is
permanent.]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RAY said:
I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as back
up. But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is write
protected. I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what it
is but not how to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming back to
this page and I do appreciate the help. newbie here.
Click to expand...

Thank you all very Much. i now have this Cd-Rs and CD-RWs understanding.
Click to expand...
I get it now,,, that I open a CD and copy to cd when it is empty and check
if there are contents. thank you. I now can back up with ease....Hope that
this reply can reach the folks who responded to me. I have not figured how
to respond to all at one time. Thanks again..Very much
appreciated..........Ray
 
You responded fine, Ray.

If you get a disk is full or write-protected error message it usually means
that the CD has been closed, finalized, sometimes called write-protected or
the disk is actually full even if it was a CD-RW. If it is a CD-R disk it
means that the CD was closed and that's all folks.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RAY said:
Wesley Vogel said:
CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.

[[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once.
You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc is
not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or
alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.

CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the
disc and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select
certain files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you
erase the disc, you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files
or file structure on the CD after recording. ]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm

Open CD:
[[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to it.
It is not write protected.]]

Closed CD:
[[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to
moving the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect
position. However, unlike floppies, you can only change the
write-protect setting on a burned CD once. Once the disc is
write-protected (closed), this setting is permanent.]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RAY said:
I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as back
up. But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is write
protected. I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what
it is but not how to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming
back to this page and I do appreciate the help. newbie here.
Click to expand...

Thank you all very Much. i now have this Cd-Rs and CD-RWs
understanding.
Click to expand...
I get it now,,, that I open a CD and copy to cd when it is empty and
check if there are contents. thank you. I now can back up with
ease....Hope that this reply can reach the folks who responded to me. I
have not figured how to respond to all at one time. Thanks again..Very
much appreciated..........Ray
Click to expand...
 
Thanks AGain..Sorry for the lapse, been away for a couple. Very helpful with
your reponse.
Thank you all very Much..Ray

Wesley Vogel said:
You responded fine, Ray.

If you get a disk is full or write-protected error message it usually means
that the CD has been closed, finalized, sometimes called write-protected or
the disk is actually full even if it was a CD-RW. If it is a CD-R disk it
means that the CD was closed and that's all folks.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RAY said:
Wesley Vogel said:
CD-Rs are a onetime deal. Use a CD-RW disk.

[[CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once.
You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc is
not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or
alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording.

CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the
disc and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select
certain files to delete; you must erase the entire disc. Unless you
erase the disc, you cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files
or file structure on the CD after recording. ]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm

Open CD:
[[If a CD is open, it means that further information can be added to it.
It is not write protected.]]

Closed CD:
[[If a CD is closed, it is permanently write-protected. No further
information can be added to the disc. Closing a CD is analogous to
moving the write-protect tab on a floppy disc to the write-protect
position. However, unlike floppies, you can only change the
write-protect setting on a burned CD once. Once the disc is
write-protected (closed), this setting is permanent.]]
http://www.uwec.edu/help/CDBurner/faqs.htm#terms

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In RAY <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as back
up. But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access. It is write
protected. I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what
it is but not how to fix. thank yoou for any help. I keep coming
back to this page and I do appreciate the help. newbie here.

Thank you all very Much. i now have this Cd-Rs and CD-RWs
understanding.
Click to expand...
I get it now,,, that I open a CD and copy to cd when it is empty and
check if there are contents. thank you. I now can back up with
ease....Hope that this reply can reach the folks who responded to me. I
have not figured how to respond to all at one time. Thanks again..Very
much appreciated..........Ray
Click to expand...
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