you need to go through the process of "ripping" the cd first which involves the process of turning those cd tracks into files on your computer. There are a number of programs out there to do this including one called CDEXP. I am not the best person to advise you on which is the most accessible or easy to use as I do not have much personal experience in this field but I am sure someone else can help. Cheers Graham Graham Page Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:35 PM Subject: [access-uk] SECURITY - FILE PROTECT/UNPROTECT Hi all, Can anyone help with this one? I have created a CD (which has no copyright attached to the taped material from which it was copied) and have run into a problem in changing the attributes of the files which are now "Read Only" etc on the CD. These files are .CDA files and have been produced with a tape to CD copier. I now want to copy them over to my computer and don't really wish to keep them on CD's. I have found a few suggested utilities out there but have found nothing to suggest that they are going to do this job, so I'm particularly interested to learn if anyone has such utilities which they use that enable them to change attributes that Windows (and DOS) will not change. Of course, if I don't find any other answers, I shall be asking questions of the manufacturers of the tape/CD copier used, but hope I may solve this easily enough. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.4/283 - Release Date: 16/03/2006 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 1.1448 (20060317) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq