Write Protected CDs

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Edward Hurley

XP seems to make all CDs write protected whenever I copy anything to them.
It also seems to make the files on the CD read-only, with no ability to
change the read-only tag.

Is there a way I can remove the protection and also change the read-only
tag.
 
/Edward Hurley/ said:
XP seems to make all CDs write protected whenever I copy anything to them.
It also seems to make the files on the CD read-only, with no ability to
change the read-only tag.

Is there a way I can remove the protection and also change the read-only
tag.
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That's the way she works. Copy the files to the hard drive, to make
changes. For info on the capabilities and limitations of CD burning...

http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

Topics covered include:

1. Fundamentals
a. The ISO File System
b. The UDF File System
2. The Inbuilt System in Windows XP
3. Reading UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
4. Third Party Software, & Upgrading to Windows XP
5. Writing & Using UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
6. Settings for the Inbuilt Software
7. Problems
a. There is no recording page...
b. My CD drives have vanished...
8. More Information

Additionally, you can find a small list of MS Knowledge Base articles on
troubleshooting CD problems by clicking "CD & DVD Drives" here:
http://aumha.org/kbhrdwar.htm
 
Unfortunately, that is the way XP's CD software works. You will need 3rd
party software like Nero, or other, to do anything else with CD's.

LOL, JAX
 
Thanks for all the info. I understand how this works on my new laptop with a high speed CD.
I don't understand what is different about my old machine, where I could use Explorer to move files back and forth from the CD to C:. Is it because I have a different speeds CD in the two machines?
 
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