Re: Non-Administrator's access to local CD-ROM?

From: Altria (urbantec92_at_msn.com)
Date: 06/29/05 

Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:07:49 -0400

Hello All,
I have a similar issue with xp stations. Users arenot able to use cdrw
software as well as the built in burning capabilities of xp such as drag and
drop. It seems that using roxio/nero has some stability issues with
non-admins on my XP clients meaning they can burn cds but are not able to
add data back into the session thus new "save" folders have to be created
every time.
I have not configured anything in GPOs to prevent users from using the
cdrom.
WIn2k/2k3 AD with XP sp2 environment.
TIA,
Altria
"Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:OLIDPmYcFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Oops, I now very much notice you stated W2k.
>
> I was referring to the AppCompat tab in XP
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/lgcyapps.mspx
>
> With the app running as admin, in W2k but not as non-admin, I am
> wondering how much tweaking of permissions the filesystem and
> Com components have had to them. It would probably be worth
> a test with the regmon and filemon tools from sysinternals.com
> (log in as a plain user, RunAs the tools with an admin account and
> preconfigure them to trap filtered by the plain user account, start
> the captures and launch the app as the plain user and stop the capture
> once the app has failed).
>
> The most recent version of the App Compat Toolset is available at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows/appcompatibility/default.mspx
>
> --
> Roger Abell
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
>
> "ADJ" <andrewjensAThotmailDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:42afdb43@quokka.wn.com.au...
>> Thanks for the response.
>> Yes - the apps are the latest downloads and patches. Your reference to
>> depreciated calls rings true - it would explain things (although a little
>> surprising from Apple's iTunes).
>> How do I go about running an app with Win9x compatibility?
>> Once again, thanks in advance
>>
>>
>> "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
>> news:u6VxIOPcFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > It is not by OS design. Have you checked at the vendors' sites for
>> > updates to their software? I am unfamiliar (as a user) with the apps
>> > you have mentioned by name, so that was a generic recommendation
>> > rather than from knowing there are updates for those apps. Rather
>> > I am basing it on experience with Nero which for the longest time
>> > showed the same behavior, with an app internal check, until they
>> > modified their code.
>> > Now, with that said, it is possible that the app is making older
>> > depricated calls, in which case trying to run the app with the
>> > application compatibility set to Win9x might help.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Roger Abell
>> > Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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