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Peterpoos · 06-20-2009, 07:31 PM

Thank you for your suggestions Mason 0704. The discs are Rewriteable as is the drive.I've looked further into the contents of the discs. The files are either RAR or WIN ZIP and they all state that they are Read Only.I then placed a brand new TDK CD-RW disc ( just out of its wrapper ) into the drive.I then copied to CD a batch of jpg's,which when I looked at the Properties,there was no tick in the box for Read Only.After the files were copied to the CD,I placed the CD back in the drive.This time the Read Only box was ticked on each jpg.
Looking in my Windows XP for Dummies ( which I feel I am ) it states Read Only:Choosing this attribute allows the file to be read,but not deleted or changed in any way. So how do the files change attribute during the burning process. I look forward to your comments.

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Peterpoos Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP2	Re: Please Help!!! Cannot erase my CD-RW discs Thank you for your suggestions Mason 0704. The discs are Rewriteable as is the drive.I've looked further into the contents of the discs. The files are either RAR or WIN ZIP and they all state that they are Read Only.I then placed a brand new TDK CD-RW disc ( just out of its wrapper ) into the drive.I then copied to CD a batch of jpg's,which when I looked at the Properties,there was no tick in the box for Read Only.After the files were copied to the CD,I placed the CD back in the drive.This time the Read Only box was ticked on each jpg. Looking in my Windows XP for Dummies ( which I feel I am ) it states Read Only:Choosing this attribute allows the file to be read,but not deleted or changed in any way. So how do the files change attribute during the burning process. I look forward to your comments.