Does anyone know of a way that I could limit a user's access to the write capability of a CD-RW drive but still allow them to use it as a normal CD-ROM drive?
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If I was to just modify the permissions on the burning software, what would prevent them from using a differnt program? I don't think its possible to prevent the installation of all burning programs. Can't some installations still be done by non-admins?
in W2K AD environment, there are a couple of security options on removable media which a CD is considered removable media. prevent users from accessing CD Rom unless they locally log on, restrict formating and ejecting removable media, so on and so forth.
I like the use a CD-ROM only idea myself or only allow admins to run the burning software.
No, users can not circumvent admin only program running unless they know the admin account name and password or a power user account name and password. They can try to install a program themselves but again in an W2K AD environment with group policy applied to computer configuration and user configuration they won't be able to do that.
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Prevent Use of CD Writer