You should be able to see all the files and folders on the CD. Right-click the CD/DVD ROM drive and choose Open or Explore.(Hold down Windows key on your keyboard and click the E key, bring up File Explorer.)
(Does not have to be a computer on which you plan to install the software.)
Installing from a USB flash drive can allow software to be run on computers that do not have a CD/DVD ROM drive. My computer does not have a CD drive for installing.