Can you help this old fool please

[craigystevens]

I apologise if this is a basic question, I am an old man struggling to keep up with technology.

My problem is that I have a file on a very old computer that I want to copy to disk and then transfer to my new laptop.

When I try to copy this small Excel file onto my (D:) drive, it tells me that the folder is marked 'Read Only'. The machine says it is a CD recordable/rewritable machine.

I guess I just need to change it to read & write, but don't know how to do this. Any help much appreciated.

[2k_dummy]

Right click on the file name, select properties, uncheck read only, click apply, click OK.

[kuszmania9999]

i just want to say, it's not too late too learn,and  i respect the older that have a big heart and still want to learn.

Just follow 2k_dummy.

[craigystevens]

Thanks for the reply, however it is not the file that is the problem, it appears the entire D; drive is read only and I can't put anything onto the disc.

[kuszmania9999]

err, do you mean that you want to transfer the file into a blank disc?
then you have to burn it using nero ahead or other burning software, and not just that, you must have have a burner drive, can  you cd drive burn disc?

[Broni]

What is your D drive?
Where do you have that file, right now? On a floppy?