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can i disable the cd rom eject buttom after windows boots?
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Fatboy0341
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I don't there's a way to disable the actual eject button. You can disable the "auto-eject" function that ejects the CD after burning data.
There's some debate about whether someone could write something that disables the button but I'm no expert on whethere that would be possible or not.
JB
"He who laughs last probably made a backup. He who laughs loudest probably hasn't checked his backups in a while."
There's some debate about whether someone could write something that disables the button but I'm no expert on whethere that would be possible or not.
JB
"He who laughs last probably made a backup. He who laughs loudest probably hasn't checked his backups in a while."
Quick google found this:
Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004
Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004
Fatboy0341
IS-IT--Management
Nice...good find.
"He who laughs last probably made a backup. He who laughs loudest probably hasn't checked his backups in a while."
"He who laughs last probably made a backup. He who laughs loudest probably hasn't checked his backups in a while."
Ummm... actually, there IS a way to disable the eject button but it only works on NT/2K/XP, not 98/ME.
Have a look at for a freeware utility or - if you want to roll your own - check out I've used both and they are very effective.
Hope this helps...
Have a look at for a freeware utility or - if you want to roll your own - check out I've used both and they are very effective.
Hope this helps...
Ummmm.
No there is not.
The original poster question was: "Is there a setting to disable the eject button on a cdrom once the operating system loads?"
Grenage, Fatboy0341 above are correct. The other responses above are not correct.
If the question was to disable USB drives under XP; it is a trivial question, asked & answered several times on this and other Forums.
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No there is not.
The original poster question was: "Is there a setting to disable the eject button on a cdrom once the operating system loads?"
Grenage, Fatboy0341 above are correct. The other responses above are not correct.
If the question was to disable USB drives under XP; it is a trivial question, asked & answered several times on this and other Forums.
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The other responses above are not correct."
Justify this statement.
We have provided soloutions to the EXACT question and didn't randonly ramble on about disabling USB drive. Where did he mention USB?????
My guess is
a) He has a laptop that the drive pops open when moving around
b) Wants to lock the drive to prevent the CD being changed without permision.
Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004
Justify this statement.
We have provided soloutions to the EXACT question and didn't randonly ramble on about disabling USB drive. Where did he mention USB?????
My guess is
a) He has a laptop that the drive pops open when moving around
b) Wants to lock the drive to prevent the CD being changed without permision.
Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004
I don't think it's to stop a CD being changed, they could do that while the machine was booting up. Might well be a laptop, though.
Bill is correct, there is no windows setting to disable the eject button. There is (as shown) third party software available that will do the job, but not a Windows XP setting.
Carlsberg don't run I.T departments, but if they did they'd probably be more fun.
Bill is correct, there is no windows setting to disable the eject button. There is (as shown) third party software available that will do the job, but not a Windows XP setting.
Carlsberg don't run I.T departments, but if they did they'd probably be more fun.
Stu,
I have no wish to get into an argument about semantics but Bill is correct... there isn't a 'setting' in XP (which is what the original poster asked about).
There are examples of using hard-to-get-at/complex hardware control codes (like the Softpedia utility and VB code) but, technically, these aren't 'settings'.
Hopefully a solution has been found that may meet the original poster's needs. Unfortunately 'justride' hasn't sent any follow up posts so we may never know. I suggest we leave it at that...
(PS - I used the VB code to create my own 'CD lock' and prefer it to the Softpedia utility because there is no icon in the notification area that can be used to re-enable the eject button. Just lock and walk away... )
I have no wish to get into an argument about semantics but Bill is correct... there isn't a 'setting' in XP (which is what the original poster asked about).
There are examples of using hard-to-get-at/complex hardware control codes (like the Softpedia utility and VB code) but, technically, these aren't 'settings'.
Hopefully a solution has been found that may meet the original poster's needs. Unfortunately 'justride' hasn't sent any follow up posts so we may never know. I suggest we leave it at that...
(PS - I used the VB code to create my own 'CD lock' and prefer it to the Softpedia utility because there is no icon in the notification area that can be used to re-enable the eject button. Just lock and walk away... )
Way back when I helped to author this Microsoft KB article on create a Group Policy Object to control USB and other devices.
I am always reluctant to quote myself, but this is a decent piece of work by Simon Geary and others:
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I am always reluctant to quote myself, but this is a decent piece of work by Simon Geary and others:
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Whoever starred me for the above, I hope it was for the link to:
.ADM scripting is a challenge, as there is nothing from Microsoft of use on the topic. (My opinion).
The above link is a great example of a full-blown .ADM script for something requiring a registry "tattoo" (a direct registry write for the user).
Varients of the above would be necessary if you were scripting for the entire workstation, for example.
The linked example is the tough one: per-user. If you administer Domains, the script example is a true gem.
Bill Castner
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.ADM scripting is a challenge, as there is nothing from Microsoft of use on the topic. (My opinion).
The above link is a great example of a full-blown .ADM script for something requiring a registry "tattoo" (a direct registry write for the user).
Varients of the above would be necessary if you were scripting for the entire workstation, for example.
The linked example is the tough one: per-user. If you administer Domains, the script example is a true gem.
Bill Castner
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Users Helping Users
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