Write protection error on CD-RW discs

[Giles Moriarty]

When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
protected and that I should remove write protection. Where
do I do this?

[Wim]

Giles Moriarty wrote:
> When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
> disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
> protected and that I should remove write protection. Where
> do I do this?

Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at the bottom, uncheck
read-only

[Giles Moriarty]

Thanks, I thought that the message related to the disk and
not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
Many thanks


>-----Original Message-----
>Giles Moriarty wrote:
>> When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
>> disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
>> protected and that I should remove write protection.
Where
>> do I do this?
>
>Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at the
bottom, uncheck
>read-only
>
>
>.
>

[Harry Ohrn]

I think you were right. You are trying to copy files from the hard drive to
a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't matter if files are
read-only if you are copying them so changing the read-only attribute
shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously used with packet writing
software and finalized then XP's built in software can't write to it. You
could have better luck using CD-R disks.

You might find an answer to your problem here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex Nichol's primer
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, I thought that the message related to the disk and
> not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
> Many thanks
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Giles Moriarty wrote:
> >> When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
> >> disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
> >> protected and that I should remove write protection.
> Where
> >> do I do this?
> >
> >Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at the
> bottom, uncheck
> >read-only
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Giles Moriarty]

Well the disk was a brand new CD-RW, never been used. As
a temporary solution I copied the same files (without
changing the attributes)to a new CD-R disk... no problems
using the same drive. Very odd....

>-----Original Message-----
>I think you were right. You are trying to copy files
from the hard drive to
>a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't
matter if files are
>read-only if you are copying them so changing the read-
only attribute
>shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously used
with packet writing
>software and finalized then XP's built in software can't
write to it. You
>could have better luck using CD-R disks.
>
>You might find an answer to your problem here
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex
Nichol's primer
>http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
>
>--
>
>Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
>www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote
in message
...
>> Thanks, I thought that the message related to the disk
and
>> not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
>> Many thanks
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Giles Moriarty wrote:
>> >> When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from
hard
>> >> disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was
write
>> >> protected and that I should remove write protection.
>> Where
>> >> do I do this?
>> >
>> >Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at
the
>> bottom, uncheck
>> >read-only
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Format the disk!

"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in message
...
> Well the disk was a brand new CD-RW, never been used. As
> a temporary solution I copied the same files (without
> changing the attributes)to a new CD-R disk... no problems
> using the same drive. Very odd....
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I think you were right. You are trying to copy files
> from the hard drive to
> >a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't
> matter if files are
> >read-only if you are copying them so changing the read-
> only attribute
> >shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously used
> with packet writing
> >software and finalized then XP's built in software can't
> write to it. You
> >could have better luck using CD-R disks.
> >
> >You might find an answer to your problem here
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex
> Nichol's primer
> >http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
> >
> >--
> >
> >Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
> >www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >
> >
> >"Giles Moriarty" > wrote
> in message
> ...
> >> Thanks, I thought that the message related to the disk
> and
> >> not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
> >> Many thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Giles Moriarty wrote:
> >> >> When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from
> hard
> >> >> disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was
> write
> >> >> protected and that I should remove write protection.
> >> Where
> >> >> do I do this?
> >> >
> >> >Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at
> the
> >> bottom, uncheck
> >> >read-only
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Giles Moriarty]

Format the disk... how could I forget that! It's been so
long since I had to format a disk prior to use. I will
give it a go. Thanks for the advice.


>-----Original Message-----
>Format the disk!
>
>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in
message
...
>> Well the disk was a brand new CD-RW, never been used. As
>> a temporary solution I copied the same files (without
>> changing the attributes)to a new CD-R disk... no
problems
>> using the same drive. Very odd....
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I think you were right. You are trying to copy files
>> from the hard drive to
>> >a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't
>> matter if files are
>> >read-only if you are copying them so changing the read-
>> only attribute
>> >shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously
used
>> with packet writing
>> >software and finalized then XP's built in software
can't
>> write to it. You
>> >could have better luck using CD-R disks.
>> >
>> >You might find an answer to your problem here
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex
>> Nichol's primer
>> >http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
>> >
>> >--
>> >
>> >Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
>> >www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>> >
>> >
>> >"Giles Moriarty" > wrote
>> in message
>> ...
>> >> Thanks, I thought that the message related to the
disk
>> and
>> >> not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a
try.
>> >> Many thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Giles Moriarty wrote:
>> >> >> When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from
>> hard
>> >> >> disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was
>> write
>> >> >> protected and that I should remove write
protection.
>> >> Where
>> >> >> do I do this?
>> >> >
>> >> >Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at
>> the
>> >> bottom, uncheck
>> >> >read-only
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>