drag and drop files to cd-rw

[MaximumForce]

At uni (college) we have burners installed on all computers. We use cd-rw to burn stuff onto. What is extra good about this is that we can drag and drop files onto the h drive (burner).

However, I cannot do this with my burner at home. Apparently you have to format the disk first. Is this right? How do i format it and with what program.

Thanks

MaximumForce