Disk Utility to copy CD to CD

I'm having a very hard time trying to copy a CD to a CD. I want to make an exact duplicate of a CD with the same file structure which I believe has 2 partitions. Is there an easy way to do this within the Disk Utility feature? I'm a recent switcher from windows to mac, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here, but I keep making coasters. Please help.

Panther and Tiger both are the most efficient, stable achievement of Mac OS X.
Tiger has even more more features and hidden goodies, it is also quicker to boot and to install, with a better, easier install DVD.
There is also this good feeling, that it is enhanced all the time by developers, when Panther will probably get no (or very few) new updates in the future.
Tiger of course will always run the latest versions of Apple applications (but sometimes one can prefer an older version for some reason).
Spotlight makes a huge difference in how you organize your files: Panther for that matter belongs to the good old past of arranging and organizing your files, folders, work in general, by hand. With Tiger's Spotlight, you can even be negligent and messy, and still be able to find anything easily, among your files, folders and mails.
And Panther's better and easier search feature (Find ⌘F) exists as third-party apps anyway.
If you just need a reliable Operating System to run some applications, and care more about your work than about the OS itself, then Panther is already great.
If you just strongly feel like trying Tiger, if you keep on thinking of it often, well buy it. You won't regret it IMO.

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