Seems a little strange, Coverup, because CD writing is also a file system to the extent that the burner also reads CDs. However, I learnt long ago that computers and rationality are seldom related to each other. As I said, I did try the Rt-click-on-desktop method: but maybe the option I chose after that was not the one you advise.
As for the double-click / single-click matter, are you answering someone else's question? I didn't ask it. Yes, there certainly is an option, and I have seen it with mine own enfeebled eyes -- and, like you, I cannot remember where it is. Possibly Look & Feel.