How can I change attributes on CD

[PeterM]

A friend of mine just brought over a CD-RW disk, and I thought it would
be an easy chore to change the attributes on the CD, all I get is access
denied. How can I change the attributes on all these files? Any help is
appreciated.......Peter

[wes]

Try copying the files onto the hard drive and then make the change.

"PeterM" > wrote in message
...
> A friend of mine just brought over a CD-RW disk, and I thought it would
> be an easy chore to change the attributes on the CD, all I get is access
> denied. How can I change the attributes on all these files? Any help is
> appreciated.......Peter
>
>

[PeterM]

Thanks for the reply Wes, I tried that, so at least it copied all the
files to the HD and then only added a attribute of A onto the files.
That was good, I was then able to copy them onto a floppy, with out
access restriction and the dumb attribute change to R. Why is that, that
it automatically changes the damn attributes to R, and then does not
allow you to change it on the CD. Hoping for more answers........Peter

"wes" > wrote in message
...
> Try copying the files onto the hard drive and then make the change.
>
> "PeterM" > wrote in message
> ...
> > A friend of mine just brought over a CD-RW disk, and I thought it
would
> > be an easy chore to change the attributes on the CD, all I get is
access
> > denied. How can I change the attributes on all these files? Any help
is
> > appreciated.......Peter
> >
> >
>
>

[Harry Ohrn]

If the CD-R/W is formatted with packet writing software like Direct CD (now
called Drag n Drop) from Roxio, or InCD from ahead software, then the CD-R/W
will behave like a giant floppy or small hard drive and the files do not
have the read-only attribute set. However if the files were burned to a
CD-R/W using mastering software like XP's built in software or Easy CD
Creator or Nero then the attribute is set as Read only.

If your friend used packet writing software to create the CD-R/W but you do
not have a packet writing software program on your computer then you can
only read the CD-R/W or copy files off it but you can't make changes to the
disk. To learn more about CD Writing take this link
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm and check out Alex Nichol's
site which is linked from there.

--

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


"PeterM" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the reply Wes, I tried that, so at least it copied all the
> files to the HD and then only added a attribute of A onto the files.
> That was good, I was then able to copy them onto a floppy, with out
> access restriction and the dumb attribute change to R. Why is that, that
> it automatically changes the damn attributes to R, and then does not
> allow you to change it on the CD. Hoping for more answers........Peter
>
> "wes" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Try copying the files onto the hard drive and then make the change.
> >
> > "PeterM" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > A friend of mine just brought over a CD-RW disk, and I thought it
> would
> > > be an easy chore to change the attributes on the CD, all I get is
> access
> > > denied. How can I change the attributes on all these files? Any help
> is
> > > appreciated.......Peter
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[PeterM]

Sorry for being a little late Harry. I appreciate you a lot for this
information. It certainly shed some light on the subject. I will check
out the URL and learn more from there.....Many thanks again
Harry.........Peter

"Harry Ohrn" > wrote in message
...
> If the CD-R/W is formatted with packet writing software like Direct CD
(now
> called Drag n Drop) from Roxio, or InCD from ahead software, then the
CD-R/W
> will behave like a giant floppy or small hard drive and the files do
not
> have the read-only attribute set. However if the files were burned to
a
> CD-R/W using mastering software like XP's built in software or Easy CD
> Creator or Nero then the attribute is set as Read only.
>
> If your friend used packet writing software to create the CD-R/W but
you do
> not have a packet writing software program on your computer then you
can
> only read the CD-R/W or copy files off it but you can't make changes
to the
> disk. To learn more about CD Writing take this link
> http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm and check out Alex
Nichol's
> site which is linked from there.
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "PeterM" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thanks for the reply Wes, I tried that, so at least it copied all
the
> > files to the HD and then only added a attribute of A onto the files.
> > That was good, I was then able to copy them onto a floppy, with out
> > access restriction and the dumb attribute change to R. Why is that,
that
> > it automatically changes the damn attributes to R, and then does not
> > allow you to change it on the CD. Hoping for more
answers........Peter
> >
> > "wes" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Try copying the files onto the hard drive and then make the
change.
> > >
> > > "PeterM" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > A friend of mine just brought over a CD-RW disk, and I thought
it
> > would
> > > > be an easy chore to change the attributes on the CD, all I get
is
> > access
> > > > denied. How can I change the attributes on all these files? Any
help
> > is
> > > > appreciated.......Peter
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>