Well, the guy that hubby sent the last batch to, did manage to recover a good portion of the files, but the photos weren't among them.
I have CD's from years back, that are just fine. The funny thing is, the ones that are still readable, have those 'CD Stomper' labels on them. Back when I did them, the computer whiz guy told me I was crazy for using them, as they would damage the disks.