Vista 64bit / XP Professional SP3 I don't remember this being a problem in the past, but at the moment I can't change the attributes of, or get rid of 'Read Only' files on my CD-RW's. I haven't succeeded deleting, erasing or formatting with Vista or XP OS, or with Nero. Is there a way, or a utility to do this? Thanks for your help, IM
Imageman wrote: >I haven't succeeded deleting, erasing or formatting with Vista or XP OS, >or with Nero. Is there a way, or a utility to do this? XP and Vista don't have support for CD-RWs builtin, that has to come from a third-party program, like Nero. To use a CD-RW like a huge floppy disk, which is apparently what you want to do, you have to have "packet driver" software running. That should be somewhere in your Nero package. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
You must copy the files on a CD to your hard drive in order to make changes. CD's have always been "read only". CD-ROM = "Compact Disc - Read Only Memory". -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Imageman" wrote in message news:nqGdnaqyI5lBsXPVnZ2dnUVZ_h-dnZ2d@giganews.com... Vista 64bit / XP Professional SP3 I don't remember this being a problem in the past, but at the moment I can't change the attributes of, or get rid of 'Read Only' files on my CD-RW's. I haven't succeeded deleting, erasing or formatting with Vista or XP OS, or with Nero. Is there a way, or a utility to do this? Thanks for your help, IM
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message news:uWl65XjKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You must copy the files on a CD to your hard drive > in order to make changes. CD's have always been > "read only". CD-ROM = "Compact Disc - Read Only Memory". <sigh> NOT if a CDRW has been formatted for packet writing.......
I use nero 6.6 in XP. When you open it, click on the "More" button down the bottom. That has the "Erase" option. -- Mad Mike "Imageman" wrote: > Vista 64bit / XP Professional SP3 > > > I don't remember this being a problem in the past, but at the moment I > can't change the attributes of, or get rid of 'Read Only' files on my > CD-RW's. > > I haven't succeeded deleting, erasing or formatting with Vista or XP OS, > or with Nero. Is there a way, or a utility to do this? Thanks for your > help, IM >
