copying files to CD

[Sue Nussbaum]

I am an editor and like to back up my current editing
file by copying it to a CD Rom. In previous versions of
Windows, I had no problem. In XP the copied files become
Read Only on the CD. When I try to change the attribute,
I get "access denied."

I am going on a trip next week and, instead of bringing
my laptop, I would like to carry the editing file on a CD
(It weighs a lot less) I want to be able to work on
it on a friends computer. Any ideas how to "unlock"
these files so they can be worked on and then transferred
to other computers, or restored to the C drive of my
computer.

I've been told by Microsoft, that Roxio builds in the
problem and that there is no way around it. I'd use a
zip disk buy my friend doesn't have a zip drive.

Help!

Sue

 

[martinique]

All files on a CD are read only. CDs are like that, and always were. To make
them read/write copy the file to the hard disk, then right-click, select
properties, and clear the Read Only checkbox. (Some software automates this
process, which might be what you have seen in the past.)

 

[wBarnard]

-----Original Message-----
I am an editor and like to back up my current editing
file by copying it to a CD Rom. In previous versions of
Windows, I had no problem. In XP the copied files become
Read Only on the CD. When I try to change the attribute,
I get "access denied."

I am going on a trip next week and, instead of bringing
my laptop, I would like to carry the editing file on a CD
(It weighs a lot less) I want to be able to work on
it on a friends computer. Any ideas how to "unlock"
these files so they can be worked on and then transferred
to other computers, or restored to the C drive of my
computer.

I've been told by Microsoft, that Roxio builds in the
problem and that there is no way around it. I'd use a
zip disk buy my friend doesn't have a zip drive.

Help!

Sue
.
If your CD is re-write, then you can open the document

edit it and save it with a new name (just add Version
number to the end). You cannot access a CD and edit the
info then save like on a floppy or hard drive.