I agree Rob, about the USB Jump Drives, I have 4 and use them all the
time......I even have some programs that do not require registration with
the OS on them and Excel Add-ins as well........I read and write and work
directly from them all the time.......Santa is bringing me a 6GB one!....I
can hardly wait.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3





"Rob" wrote in message
...
Jeff, as far as I'm aware, it is still not possible to save a file
directly
to a CD, as it needs to be "burnt" via burning software . This includes
any
changes to the file if you have opened it directly from the CD. It is
always
best to copy the file to a HD before doing any work on it....particularly
from floppy disks!

A better option you could use is to save your file to a USB memory stick
which acts like another Hard Drive but can be carried around with you like
the CD. It DOES allow you to save changes, etc., as it really is like
having
a portable HD. I find a memory stick a very useful tool for back up
purposes as it's very fast and much easier to use than a CD.

Rob


"Jeff Smith "Read only files"" <Jeff Smith "Read only
wrote in message
...
Can someone help me. When I store a file on a cd and then retrieve it, I
can
not edit it, it comes back as read only. When I go to the file and try
to
change the attribue within the properties and remove the read only
access
it
is denied. If I save on the hard drive I can make what ever changes I
want.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Jeff Smith
(212) 929-8024