Even blank discs have a format and header information on them. The CD-R probably won't recognize it. I've tried stuff like this before and I don't usually get very far. Try it and see if you don't get a response like, "Well, are you going to put a disc in or not?" Barry WA2QMI >Hey all. The other day I was burning a CDR and found myself wondering >something. If I drop a CDRW disc into a CDR drive and burn some files to >it, can the CDRW disc still be used as a CDRW? This came up when I went >downstairs to get a blank CDR - having run out upstairs - and almost grabbed >a blank CDRW instead. >-- >Mike Werner KA8YSD -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu