Hi Carol, This happens with any file you copy to a CD. It drives me bonkers. I usually drop them into a folder on my PC, and then in y Computer select Properties for that same folder on the PC, make sure the "Read Only" check box is unchecked, click OK, and when asked if this applies to all sub-folders, say yes. By the way, if you use a read/write CD, it usually retains the read/write status. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 17 March 2006 18:35 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 ** 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