Vista - Burning to CD and DVD - Enable or Disable

**Brink**

How to Enable or Disable the Vista Built-in CD and DVD Burning Features

Information

This will allow you to enable or disable the Vista Explorer built-in CD and DVD burning features for all users. This feature is enabled by default in Vista. If you have installed a third party CD and DVD burning program, then this may be handy disabled.

Warning

Disabling this feature does not prevent users from using third party applications to create, burn to, or modify CDs and DVDs.

EXAMPLE: Built-in CD and DVD Burning Features Enabled and Disabled
NOTE: Left screenshots below are enabled, and right screenshots are disabled.

OPTION ONE

Using a REG File Download

1. To Enable CD and DVD Burning Features
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Enable_CD_DVD_Burning_Features.zip

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Disable CD and DVD Burning Features
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Disable_CD_DVD_Burning_Features.zip

3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

4. Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop.

5. Right click on the extracter .reg file and click on Merge.

6. Click on Run, Continue, Yes, and OK when prompted.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg and .zip files if you like.

8. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.

OPTION TWO

Through the Local Group Policy Editor

1. Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane, click on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and Windows Explorer. (See screenshot below)

3. In the right pane, right click on Remove CD Burning features and click on Properties. (See screenshot above)

4. To Enable CD and DVD Burning Features
A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled. (See screenshot below step 6)

B) Go to step 6.

5. To Disable CD and DVD Burning Features
A) Select (dot) Enabled. (See screenshot below step 6)

6. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.

That's it,
Shawn

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**freshair22** · 05-04-2009

Hello, I may have deleted some programs, like power2go and cyberlink and other programs that came with the instalation. My hp advisor is not working and I can't burn dvds or cds with windows, can you help how can i restore all factory settings.

Thanks
freshair

**Brink** · 05-04-2009

Hello Freshair, and welcome to Vista Forums.

This link at HP below will show you how to do a factory restore. Scroll down to the Restore the PC to its original condition with the HP Recovery Manager if Windows Vista is not accessible section there for how.

HP Notebook PCs*-* Using HP Backup and Recovery Manager*

Hope this helps,
Shawn

05-04-2009
freshair22 Vista Home Premium 32bit 1 posts	Re: Burning to CD and DVD - Enable or Disable Hello, I may have deleted some programs, like power2go and cyberlink and other programs that came with the instalation. My hp advisor is not working and I can't burn dvds or cds with windows, can you help how can i restore all factory settings. Thanks freshair
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05-04-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 29,548 posts Texas, USA	Re: Burning to CD and DVD - Enable or Disable Hello Freshair, and welcome to Vista Forums. This link at HP below will show you how to do a factory restore. Scroll down to the Restore the PC to its original condition with the HP Recovery Manager if Windows Vista is not accessible section there for how. HP Notebook PCs- Using HP Backup and Recovery Manager* Hope this helps, Shawn
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