Hi first let me introduce myself as being totally new to Linux.Someone has given me 2 "live CD`s Ubuntu and BackTrack2 which I can run on my Desktop and Laptop machines.Now I have tried to copy both these cd`s using Nero 6.0 but they fail at 98% burn.Then I downloaded Ubuntu to my desktop and tried to burn that to cd but for some reason it wont.It is on my desktop as a WinRar .iso file, but as I said it doesn`t copy.Do I need to extract the file from the WinRar folder on the Desktop?I could just keep using the borrowed cd`s but I would like to do this for myself.
Any help will be greatly appreciated,cheers Coggleyboo

You need to select the option in your CD/DVD write software to "Burn Image" or to that effect for the .iso file.

The common denominator here is that you can neither copy nor burn CDs. That could well be a hardware issue, bad media, or too high a burn speed in the software. Does you burner work correctly with something else?

If you have a .iso file, you use that to make a CD using the "burn from iso" (or something like that) option in your SW. You don't unpack or extract it--nor do you "copy" it.

Hiya guys ,thanks for the speedy replies.Firstly my cdrw seems ok I can copy other cd`s or burn an audio cd for example.Like I said I can run the Live cd`s someone else has given me no problem.It`s just that I`d like to "do it myself" I`ve just spent 2 hours downloading the iso to my desktop and for some reason I cant put onto disk.Obviously I`m doing something wrong ,but what?I`ve tried slowing down the read and write speeds in Nero but the Copy/burn process still fails at 98%.What next?

When it fails is there no error message? I'd try one of the many free burners for xp.