Hello Loy, First, as Rick correctly surmised, what you used to burn the CD was a packet writing program (Roxio's Drag-To-Disk for Versions 6 and 7). This method is most often used on one's own computer for backups and the like because of the inherent problems when read on other computers and operating systems. By design the packet writing programs are normally used with re-writable disks although some will work with CD-R disks as well. When you choose the option to "make it readable on other computers", Drag-To-Disk adds the EasyWrite Reader files to the disk in case the other computer needs them. If this is the case, when the disk is initially read, a window usually appears explaining this with an option to install the reader. Since this didn't happen with your disk, you might try installing it manually by double clicking the executable MrfInst.exe (in the MRW folder) that does appear. In the future I recommend you make disks of this type using Creator Classic in Roxio 6 and burn it to a CD-R disk (do not use a CD-RW disk). This is your best option to have it readable on any computer without installing additional software. Sven Swanson, Sr. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loy Pressley" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:37 AM Subject: [PCSOFT] CD-R Readable Between Computers Hello, I have a friend who got a virus on a laptop. In the process of getting rid of the virus, they formatted drive C: updated to WinXP, and reloaded all the software. All went well and all the software loaded is operating. The laptop, however, had some free programs downloaded from the Internet that could not be reloaded because there was no disk to reload from. The laptop no longer has a modem installed. I copied the software that was missing on the laptop from the Internet to my computer, burned them to a CD-R, and attempted to install them on the restored laptop. The laptop will not read the CD-R that I burned. It shows only two UDF files on the CD-R -- not the files that I burned to it. I burned the CD-R using Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator Ver. 6. and I elected, when the data disk was ejected, to made the CD-R readable on other computers. How can I get the laptop to properly read the CD-R that I've created on my system so that I can install the software on the laptop?. My system is WinME with Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator Ver. 6. The laptop has WinXP Home with no other apparent, dedicated CD or DVD software. The laptop does, however, read and write CDs because the owner is writing and reading files from Microsoft Word to a CD drive in the laptop. I hope I've made the problem clear. I'll be happy to supply additional information. I would greatly appreciate any help in solving this problem. Thanks... Loy The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering our special coffee cups and mouse pads with the PCSOFT logo... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml