"Marty" wrote in message
...

I am trying to copy large files from one PC to another. The
3.5 DS HD disks are too small, so I tried to use a 700MB CD-R.
When I try to copy, the CD drive says that there is no disk
in drive or the drive is not ready.

This indicates either
(1) this is a CD read-only drive working OK (which
cannot read an unformatted disk), or
(2) this is a CD Read/Write drive but its control
drivers have not been installed.

You may find it faster to send files by email (send
from one PC, receive on the other PC), that is if
disk-spanning utilities (WinZip) do not conveniently
meet yoour needs.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)