Read-Only files on CD-RW drive

[AJB1]

Hello everyone, hope someone can help me out. I have recently built a new system and installed XP for the first time. I have been impressed with the OS since I was using 98 before. I have a problem with my CD recording. I used to be able to just drag files
and folders into my CDRW drive letter and they would just be copied where I wanted them. If I wanted to edit the files I could open them and then resave but with XP I'm unable to edit and resave them. I have wiped the disk, re-formatted and tried again wi
th no luck. I have even tried a new disk. Is there any way I can disable windows copying software so I can just have Nero 6/InCD as my default copying software or any way I can change the properties of the folders so they are not "read-only" anymore? I hav
e tried altering the properties but when I close and reopen the folkders the read-only is back again even with restarting the pc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Andrew

[dev]

/AJB1/ said:

> Hello everyone, hope someone can help me out. I have recently built a new system and installed XP for the first time. I have been impressed with the OS since I was using 98 before. I have a problem with my CD recording. I used to be able to just drag fil
es and folders into my CDRW drive letter and they would just be copied where I wanted them. If I wanted to edit the files I could open them and then resave but with XP I'm unable to edit and resave them. I have wiped the disk, re-formatted and tried again
with no luck. I have even tried a new disk. Is there any way I can disable windows copying software so I can just have Nero 6/InCD as my default copying software or any way I can change the properties of the folders so they are not "read-only" anymore? I h
ave tried altering the properties but when I close and reopen the folkders the read-only is back again even with restarting the pc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

READ ONLY for folders is normal; ignore it - it's not the problem
There can be conflicts between the XP built-in burner and other burning
programs, and the built-in utility is not capable of creating a UDF
drag/drop disk. For more info, take a look at this...

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

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

[Alex Nichol]

AJB1 wrote:

>Hello everyone, hope someone can help me out. I have recently built a new system and installed XP for the first time. I have been impressed with the OS since I was using 98 before. I have a problem with my CD recording. I used to be able to just drag file
s and folders into my CDRW drive letter and they would just be copied where I wanted them.

Previously you had a third party 'packet writing' package installed like
DIrectCD or InCD. XP's inbuilt burning does not work that way, but much
more like CD-R techniques and all you can do on a CD-RW is erase the
disk as a whole. Consequently the individual files *are* read only.
See http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm for more


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

Hello Still having troubles with this machine of mine.
The drive is recognised as a recording drive because the
recording tab is there but when I insert a CDRW disk in
the drive reverts to a CD-ROM drive and does not recognise
the drive as what it shoiuld be.
Same as the DVD drive, when I insert a disk in it revertsa
to a CD-ROM drive. I have tried the pages and suggestions
but have not been successful in setting up the drive the
way I want it.
I want to be able to drag and drop files and folders to
the drive and plop them in without all this agro. Can
anyone suggest some program or solution to help me acheive
what I want.
System
Barton 3000 CPU
512mb DDR
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
Liteon XJ-HD165H DVD
Liteon LTR 16102B CD-RW

[dev]

/ said:

> Hello Still having troubles with this machine of mine.
> The drive is recognised as a recording drive because the
> recording tab is there but when I insert a CDRW disk in
> the drive reverts to a CD-ROM drive and does not recognise
> the drive as what it shoiuld be.
> Same as the DVD drive, when I insert a disk in it revertsa
> to a CD-ROM drive. I have tried the pages and suggestions
> but have not been successful in setting up the drive the
> way I want it.
> I want to be able to drag and drop files and folders to
> the drive and plop them in without all this agro. Can
> anyone suggest some program or solution to help me acheive
> what I want.
> System
> Barton 3000 CPU
> 512mb DDR
> ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
> Liteon XJ-HD165H DVD
> Liteon LTR 16102B CD-RW

READ ONLY isn't the issue. See the following for an overview of the
capabilities and limitations of XP's built-in burner. And links to other
burners that will do what you want: UDF packet writing...

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

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

[Alex Nichol]

> wrote:

>Same as the DVD drive, when I insert a disk in it revertsa
>to a CD-ROM drive. I have tried the pages and suggestions
>but have not been successful in setting up the drive the
>way I want it.
>I want to be able to drag and drop files and folders to
>the drive and plop them in without all this agro. Can
>anyone suggest some program or solution to help me acheive
>what I want.

The inbuilt software does not support true drag and drop direct to a
CD/DVD. Read http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)