Reference number: CH000683

Keep getting "You have files waiting to be written to CD" message.

Question:

Keep getting "You have files waiting to be written to CD" message.

Additional information:

This message occurs on Microsoft Windows XP operating systems that have the included CD recording software enabled.

Answer:

To resolve this issue, follow the below steps.

1. Open My Computer
2. right-click on the CD-ROM drive and click properties.
3. Click the "Recording" tab.
4. Uncheck the "Enable CD Recording on this drive" and close out of all the Windows.

Once disabled, if you wish to continue to use the Microsoft recording software, follow the above steps again and re-enable the Microsoft CD recording. Alternatively, we suggest you consider using a third-party CD recording software; you can find a list of different programs to burn your software on document CH000668.