Alfred, Try "writable"<G>. I use a Sony ROM burner. It has two different programs also. One called "abCD" mounts the CD-RW like a hard drive. This method allows files to written to it like you would a hard drive. Sometimes this method doesn't allow the CD-RW to be read by any other drive except the one that created the CDROM. The other method is called "CD Extreme" which allows single session burning of the CDROM. This method usually can be read by other CDROM drives with no problems. When using abCD it is necessary to format the CD-RW before using it. I believe that this may be the reason that it is difficult to read these CDs in another drive. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Eller" <adeller@santel.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [FO] backup to CD > 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 > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Searchable ARCHIVES - (might wrap so you have to type in part of the name, or copy and paste) > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=FAMILY-ORIGINS-U SERS > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >