Can Limited Users be allowed to burn/rip CDs in Windows 2000/XP?
Yes. To allow Limited User’s in Windows 2000/XP to burn/rip CD’s, click “Start”, then “Run” and enter “REGEDIT”. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Look in the right pane for AllocateDASD and double click the entry. Set the value to 2. For Windows XP Pro users, Load the Secpol.msc console (click “Start”, then “Run” and enter “Secpol.msc”) and browse to “Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options”, look in the right pane for Devices: Allowed to Format and eject removable media. Set this option to Administrators and Interactive Users. For Windows 2000/XP users, look for “Restrict CDROM access to locally logged-on user only”. Set this option to “Enabled”.
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