With DirectCD, before you can write to the disk like that, you first have to format the disk to be readable and writeable as any floppy would be (but NOT on any PC). Then after you write to it, before you eject the disk, you have to change it to be readable on any PC, whether or not it has DirectCD software on it. This can be done by right mouse clicking on the little open icon for DirectCD. If you close the session without closing the CD, you can write to it again the next time you insert it by right-clicking again and making it writable. It will not overwrite existing files. At 12:51 PM 7/16/01 -0500, Alfred Eller wrote: >I just tried it, I got the same message you did when I put a brand new disk >in the drive and tried to backup to it. > >I used the Adaptec DirectCD Wizard to format the disk, then tried a backup, >it worked slick as "frost on the back stoop", much faster than to a floppy. > >Now I remember why I hadn't done this before. There was a warning when I >removed the disk that it wasn't readable by regular CD drives, only >writeable or rewriteable CD drives would be able to read it. I have a >couple of the old, read only drives and there is always the possibility that >this drive will go bad and I will have to use the old ones. > >(does any one know how to spell writeable/writable? It must be too new for >Microsoft Word 2000) > >The Adaptec Create CD, where you write everything in one session and can not >write to the same disk again, writes in a format that is readable by all CD >drives. > >Good Luck, >Alfred > >========== > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Arlene" <aparnes@earthlink.net> > > > I've been backing up both to MY DOCUMENTS folder and to a CD-RW. > > > > Now I need to use a new CD. > > > > I am getting the following message: "You do not have permission to open > > this file. See the owner of the file or an administrator to obtain > > permission." > > > > The CD is empty. There is no password on my entire HD (I am the only >user). > > > > What can be wrong? > > > > Thanks > > Arlene > >