If I did that with my CD-R, I'd never get it to do anything. I have to talk nice to it, wish it good morning, tuck it into bed gently each night and tell it success stories to keep its spirits up. People who have never used a CD recorder probably also think you just erase the disk and start again. Ah, if life could be so simple. CD-ROM recorders are a unique blend of modern technologies and ancient curses.
CD recording is a one-time deal.
There are ways around this. A CD-RW recorder is able to erase a disk and start over. That sounds like a marvelous idea until you realize that CD-RW disks need an entirely different kind of CD recorder. And, even when they are recorded properly, look like they are totally blank when you stick them into an older CD-ROM drive. What's more, even if you're only going to use them in the same drive that recorded them, CD-RW disks are really dumb because they cost too much.