Dick

That is the Windows default behaviour when saving/copying to CD.

All depends upon how the files get "burned" to the CD.

With regular Windows burning, they will always be read-only.

If you were to use a packet writing application like Nero InCD, files would
not be read only and individual files could be erased or written to on the CD
just like a big floppy disk.

See this google search thread

http://snipurl.com/6llq

Note the link to Alex Nicholl's site.

Also http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:59:04 -0800, "Dick"
wrote:

An IT expert converted all of my Macintosh Clarisworks files to Excel/Word
and burned them on a CD. I transfered the folders/files to my new IBM PC hard
drive and then opened them. I made some changes to a file but I am unable to
save them. I keep getting a "read only" message. I have checked Excel help
and followed the directions, but I get the same "read only" answer. How can I
open these files, change them, and then save the new files? Thanks.