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

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

Rob

I agree with most of what you say, especially about not saving to or opening
from a CD or any removable media.

But, you can save directly to a CD without "burning" it.

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

Not good practice in my opinion.

For Jeff.............

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 Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:05:22 +1030, "Rob" wrote:

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

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

Hi Jeff,
Additional information about removing the Read only flag set when
restoring files that were backed up to a CD-R by dragging from
File Explorer or similar programs.
I use DLA and use XCOPY or zip the files and then copy to the CD-R
avoiding the problem. There is no point to the flag being set, it does
not prevent you from writing an updated version of the file. You lose the
space on a CD-R when rewriting a file but that is not a big deal.-- the
capacity is more of a problem. See ...
.http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/backup.htm

When copying to removable devices like CD, or a thumbdrive,
be sure to close the file with eject for the CD or taking the thumbdrive
offline; otherwise, if system crashes, or is taken down quikckly you
may not have access to what you have written.
---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"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