Thanks for that... makes alot of sense.
I'll have to go and visit the computer shop and get what is needed to hook all these up.
I have got a built in cd burner in the desktop machine and a usb plug-in burner for the laptops. Would it be best to network them all to the desktop and burn it from there?
Windows 95 or 98 runs on them. Or is it better to network it all to my XP (current) machine. Will it make any difference?
Does reformating them clear the hard drive somewhat or is there always going to be remenants of my activity?
Thanks for the help. Technology left me behind from about 1998 - I'm still trying to catch up. Bit like chasing my tail!!