Thanks TG - very helpful 
Always glad to help. 
I cant remember when I last used my CD writer, apart from ejecting the tray and using it as a stand for a can of Tennants Extra.
Sign of the times eh? Or maybe its because I'm not at work anymore and cant nick blank CD's from the stationary cupboard. 

Do I detect the
of a man who stocked up before he left?

whistle:Not me mister. Honest. Other things like wireless cards, a laptop, 2 boxes of paper, memory sticks, mouses, keyboards, pens, highlighters, staplers and staples, filing cabinets, a desk, a few TFT screens and as much cabling as you can possibly imagine seemed to walk out of the door though.
