Hi Allwen, Yes, they are data files on a protected CD. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Clendinen To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 5:58 AM Subject: re: installing data CD on windowws media player Judith, Have you tried doing what I suggested to copy the files? Other than saying that these are data files, you didn't say what type of files are on the CD. If they contain text, you could simply open each file by clicking on them on the CD, which would open them in a word processing program. Once the text is loaded into your word processor, you could simply go to the file menu, choose "Save As" and save the text as a new file on your hard drive. If the data files are not text, then you need to be more specific about what type of files they are, in order to help list members advise you on how to copy them. Alan