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Setting CD drive permissions in Windows XP for security reasons
Rick Cook, Contributor
05.30.2006
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Recordable CDs have become a standard feature on desktop systems. Whether write-once (CD-R) or rewritable (CD-RW), they give users an easy way to store hundreds of megabytes of information on a single disk.
Maybe too easy for some administrators. One little disk can easily hold proprietary information or secure data and can just as easily disappear out the door in someone's pocket or purse.
Although applications are usually installed on networked computers via downloads over the corporate LAN, these are the facts: Most office workstations have CD drives whether they need them or not, and almost all CDs sold today can record data. As a result, there may be times when an administrator will want to block the use of CD-R and CD-RW drives for security reasons.
Windows XP provides a way to prevent users from accessing drives with the My Comp
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