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Old 11-08-2006   #1 (permalink)
John


 
 

unable to access cd

My Computer keeps displaying the message 'Administrator has prohibited accss
to CD/DVD ROM drives.' asthe administrator of my computer i do not remember
setting this, how do i remove this so that i can access my drives ?

John


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Old 11-20-2006   #2 (permalink)
Andrew


 
 

RE: unable to access cd

John:
Go to Group policy object editor
Start- Run- type in - gpedit.msc
Click - Computer configuration - Administrative Templates - System -
Removable Storage Access
Here you will find access and restriction to all of your removable storage
devices.

Andrew

"John" wrote:

> My Computer keeps displaying the message 'Administrator has prohibited accss
> to CD/DVD ROM drives.' asthe administrator of my computer i do not remember
> setting this, how do i remove this so that i can access my drives ?
>
> John
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-22-2006   #3 (permalink)
Jerry P


 
 

Re: unable to access cd

Thanks I been looking for that
Jerry


"Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:984E3226-9EE9-4EF3-AD9C-7F5CE87AC92B@microsoft.com...
> John:
> Go to Group policy object editor
> Start- Run- type in - gpedit.msc
> Click - Computer configuration - Administrative Templates - System -
> Removable Storage Access
> Here you will find access and restriction to all of your removable storage
> devices.
>
> Andrew
>
> "John" wrote:
>
>> My Computer keeps displaying the message 'Administrator has prohibited
>> accss
>> to CD/DVD ROM drives.' asthe administrator of my computer i do not
>> remember
>> setting this, how do i remove this so that i can access my drives ?
>>
>> John
>>


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