https://community.hpe.com/t5/optical-jukeboxes-and-drives/read-only/m-p/2908739#M4240 I doubt this will be possible with the hardware/software combination you mention. Best bet would be to copy the file to the hard disk, modify it, then copy it back to the CD using the utilities you mention. <BR />Roxio has a free CD read/write utility that will let you access a CDRW using explorer. You can get it at roxio.com. <BR /><BR />Chris Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:35:54 GMT Chris Vail 2003-02-20T00:35:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/optical-jukeboxes-and-drives/read-only/m-p/2908738#M4239 <P>When I save a document in Word2002 on my pc using an internal 9500 series cd-writer with HP CD-Writer software and then try to open the file on my laptop using and external 8200E cd-writer (also Word2002) and the Record Now software, the file properties lock on read only and I am unable to change it or save the file. I have the same issue in reverse. <BR />How can I transfer the file from my CD-RW on both systems with no properties set?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>P.S. This thread has been moved from&nbsp;</SPAN>Disk to Optical Jukeboxes &amp; Drives. -HP Forum Moderator</P> Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:59:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/optical-jukeboxes-and-drives/read-only/m-p/2908738#M4239 James_184 2014-03-04T04:59:13Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/optical-jukeboxes-and-drives/read-only/m-p/2908739#M4240 I doubt this will be possible with the hardware/software combination you mention. Best bet would be to copy the file to the hard disk, modify it, then copy it back to the CD using the utilities you mention. <BR />Roxio has a free CD read/write utility that will let you access a CDRW using explorer. You can get it at roxio.com. <BR /><BR />Chris Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:35:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/optical-jukeboxes-and-drives/read-only/m-p/2908739#M4240 Chris Vail 2003-02-20T00:35:54Z