"Rob" <> wrote in message
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>I have a basic burner and using Roxio EX CD V5. Although I don't
> think the
> software matters, I thought one could make changes to a data document
> (like
> Word) and save the changes like normal. It's been a bit since I've
> used the
> CD RW but I can't make a change without renaming the whole document.
>
> Also, I thought you could change documents that were read only and I'm
> have
> problems with those attributes as well. Can anyone clue me in on if/
> how I
> can burn a word doc on a CD RW and preserve the changes to the
> original
> document?
> Thanks in advance,
> Rob
>
You can't use a CDRW as a "floppy disk" unless you are running "packet
writing" software, and format the disc first. For Roxio, it was called
"DirectCD", if I remember correctly. Also, Roxio EZ CD Creator V5 (unless
patched) is not fully compatible with Windows XP SP1 and SP2. I don't know
if they still have the patches on the Roxio website - it is quite an old
version now.
You may encounter a whole different set of problems using Direct CD though.
Most packet writing software seems to me somewhat unreliable; files/discs
fail too often. Plus it often interferes with the autorun feature of
Windows.
What I do instead is work my data files on the hard drive, then burn backup
copies to the CDRW. And since discs can fail, I also backup to the HD on my
other computer (I have two running.) No way am I going to trust my data to
one backup, especially one disc.
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