I just tried this and did not have a problem.
When you drag the file onto the desktop, do you see the green spot with a + sign in it?
Do you get any error message of any sort?
As far as I know, there is no setting that prevents files from being dragged onto the desktop from any sort of media.
Try this: Create a folder on the desktop and open it. Drag files from the CD into that folder. Did it work?
Although repairing Disk Permissions is sometimes looked upon as a waste of time, it does seem to cure problems, some of the time. Either way, it does no harm to the system and is worth a shot.
Rebooting is also worth trying.
Let us know what you find
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I always used to be able to drag my tifs and other files directly from my CD to the desktop of my Mac. I have OS10.4.10. Now I can't drag them directly. I have to open each one up separately into PhotoShop and then save it to my desktop. If I want to copy 50 files, I have to open each one up and save separately instead of just dragging the bunch. It's not only the new CDs that I am making, but also the old ones that definitely used to be drag and dropable are no longer. Is there a setting on my mac that I need to make to accomodate this? Thanks for any help.

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