Windows Forum

Ask something
Discussion Locked

Windows 2000 and CD Burners

0 helpful
9 replies

by korak

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

I have a cd burner installed in my machine at home, running under Windows 2000. Whenever anyone (i.e. my kids) want to burn a cd (music for instance) they can't because they don't (and Won't!) have administrator access. Is there some setting I'm missing to allow users without admin access to use the cd burner? And yes, it works just fine as long as an 'administrator' is using it.

Thanks.
Dyrek

9 replies

by islander

What software are you using to burn? If it is Easy CD Creator 4 then there is a patch for it. Goto http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/
enter the following:
1) don't enter a service tag number
2) Desktop system = Optiplex GX200
3)Operating Systems = Windows 2000
4)language = english (i know, its obvious)
5) download category = patches and fixes
6) hit GO!!
Run the patch after download, restart your PC and it should work. If this doesn't work try www.roxio.com. There are other patches there for Easy CD Creator. Hopes this helps
.

by korak

Sorry...not runing Easy Cd Creator AND couldn't get the file you mentioned from Dell. :-(

by saihib

Log on as local administrator. In Programs\Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Local Users and Groups\Groups\Power Users add the Everyone group to the Power Users group and your kids should be able to run all apps without having admin access.

by estebandelatorre

Did you try by putting your kids in the "power users" group?

Basically 3 thing may be happening.
1.- Users can't CREATE files (.tmp) files in HD
2.- Users can't READ or UPDATE the registry
3.- NTFS persmissions for a file are missing

Good luck

This discussion is closed to new replies.