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by don_c

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In XP is there a way to turn off the cd burning software that comes with windows or deos it matter

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by dmiles

Disable CD Burning (Windows XP) Popular
This restriction is used to disable the use of the inbuilt CD recording functions of Windows.

This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "NoCDBurning" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
NoCDBurning REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\...

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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Value Name: NoCDBurning
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = Allow CDR, 1 = Disable CDR)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

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