I already was starting to prepare an answer when Graeme Jaye's good reply arrived. Therefore, I just can add a link to the excellent CD-Recordable FAQ by Andy Fadden: http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/ Dirk -- /\_/\ Dirk Tust dirk.tust@mni.fh-giessen.de ( O.O ) http://www.uni-giessen.de/~hg18/ >-< "Hey Dad!"-Hompepage: http://www.uni-giessen.de/~hg18/hey_dad/ / \