Can't erase CDs

> In news:E67D8F40-D844-4788-B3FD-678E92086D00@microsoft.com,
> MegP had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>

> > Hi Forum members,I am relatively new to making MP3s,and made a few
> > mstakes so decided to erase the CD-RW discs that I was using and
> > start again, but a pop up window told me that the files were read
> > only and could not be erased even though the cd writing wizard said
> > the files were being erased.I went into properties to alter the read
> > only attribute and clicked on apply,but somehow the files revert back
> > to being read only.Can anyone tell me how I can erase these discs,so
> > that I can reuse them?When I try to erase the files in Musicmatch
> > Jukebox I get a message the disc has been finalised,whatever that may
> > mean.

>
> Right click on the disk (in My Computer) (oh and make sure it's the CD drive
> that you're doing this on) and select "Format" from the options.
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
> http://kgiii.info/
>
> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
> which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
> there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>

> Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1
>

>> In news:E67D8F40-D844-4788-B3FD-678E92086D00@microsoft.com,
>> MegP had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>

>>> Hi Forum members,I am relatively new to making MP3s,and made a few
>>> mstakes so decided to erase the CD-RW discs that I was using and
>>> start again, but a pop up window told me that the files were read
>>> only and could not be erased even though the cd writing wizard said
>>> the files were being erased.I went into properties to alter the read
>>> only attribute and clicked on apply,but somehow the files revert
>>> back to being read only.Can anyone tell me how I can erase these
>>> discs,so that I can reuse them?When I try to erase the files in
>>> Musicmatch Jukebox I get a message the disc has been
>>> finalised,whatever that may mean.

>>
>> Right click on the disk (in My Computer) (oh and make sure it's the
>> CD drive that you're doing this on) and select "Format" from the
>> options.
>>
>> --
>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>> http://dts-l.org/
>> http://kgiii.info/
>>
>> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
>> which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were
>> simply there to observe and to draw inferences from our
>> observations." -
>> Sherlock Holmes