Direct CD needs CDRW?

No you can use a CD-R disk with Direct CD.

I do it all the time.

When you put in the CD-R disk you have to right click on the Direct CD icon in the systray and make the disk writable.

Then you can copy do the CD-R using windows explorer.When you eject the CD-R, direct CD then asks how you want to write the CD-R. You can leave it as writable for the next time or write the CD to be used in regular cd drives.

When you install Easy CD Creator, you install several programs.

Direct CD is the interface for formatting, and Drop and Drag recording onto formatted CD-RW disks.

Easy CD Creator is the interface for recording onto CD-R disks.

I have to admit, that I have never tried recording onto CD-R disks using Direct CD.
So, the technique described in answer 1 may work.

Still, I think it is best to use the correct interface program for the task at hand.

2 things to keep in mind:

1. Multi-session CD-R disks sometimes loose the files for older sessions.

2. CDE-RW disks are NOT archival. Do not store any critical files that do not have BACKUP copies on a CD-RW.

Chas