Re: CDROM Drive access denied

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 10/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:51:45 -0600

I doubt it is a problem with security configuration if the user is indeed an administrator as shown by the command net localgroup administrators. I would use Event Viewer to look in the system and application logs to see if there are any error or warnings recorded that may be related and give a clue. Also use Device Manager to see if there is a problem with the cdrom and examine it's properties. It could also just be that the drive is bad and in such case I just try to swap it out with a known good drive to see if the problem persists or not. Make sure you have a known good cdrom disk in it and not a DVD disk when you are trying to access it and also try booting into Safe Mode to see if that works. Below is a KB article link that mentions the error you receive but it applies to XP Pro but may be worth looking at anyhow. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q315350
  "Dana L. Stille" <dlstille@datasystemtechnologies.com> wrote in message news:%23gCIlFj3FHA.476@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
  I have a Windows 2000 Server that has a CDRW drive available as H:and is not part of a Domain. This server is a standalone machine. If I try to access the CDRW drive I receive a dialog box that says, "H:\ is not accessible, Incorrect Function". The user account that is being used is Administrator. I have look in the local policies and have not found any indication that the drive is being disable through a policy, but that is not saying much because I am not sure that I am looking in all the right places. Does anyone know how this restriction to the CDRW could be set and how to re-enable the drive?

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  Dana L. Stille

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