ms word and cdrw

[slyedog]

i am using win xp pro. after writting a document to ms word, i burn it on a cdrw. later when i go back
to the document on the cdrw to make some changes or additions, it will not let me save the changes
or additions. ms word says it is read only and to save it i will have to change the name of the new additions or changes. i would like to be able to save the changes like i do on a floppy disk. am i doing something
wrong. any help appreciated. thanks in advance

 

[kranky]

What software do you use to burn it to CD? Has it always done this, or is what you described something different than what used to happen?

 

[slyedog]

i am using the software that comes with xp pro. just started using the xp and the burner.always did
use the floppy disk s with win98se. i just thought that using the cdrw disks that i would be able
to make changes and additions to the document. the only way i see to do it is to put the document
on the hdd and make the changes, delete the original document on the disk and then save the
document with the new changes on the disk. must be a more simple way.

 

[Doh!]

The Windows XP CD recording program does not support packet writing and does not contain a feature to format a recordable CD. The XP OS cannot format CD-RW media by itself, but XP will work successfully with third party applications that do format the CD-RW for UDF. For instance, if the disc is formatted with DirectCD or another packet writing software, the backup program will then be able to recognize the disc and use it as a backup volume.