Re: Cannot do a file save to cd rom drive XP home

Bob wrote:

> Hello, when I try and save a Word file to my H cd rom drive, I get
> "You do
> not have access to this folder h:\ See your administrator for access
> to this folder.
> I can read from this drive, copy the word file and use burning
> software to add a file to the cd. Just cannot do a save to the cd.
> Bob

In order to use the cd-rw drive as a big "floppy", you must have
packet-writing software installed. Examples of packet-writing software
are InCD by Nero and DirectCD by Roxio. There are disadvantages to
using packet-writing software, however. If you use this software to
create a cd-rw, if you then want to read that cd-rw on another machine
which does not have packet-writing software installed the cd-rw will
appear blank.

Malke
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