CD Burning Software that works for non-Admin users in 2000 and XP

[hatboy]

I'm looking for some cd burning software that allows non-administrator users to burn cds. I work as a Windows sysadmin and we've just gotten some new PCs with CD-RW drives. We'd like to allow our users to burn cds, but we obviously can't make everybody an administrator. Currently, we're trying to use Nero 5.5.5.1, but I can't seem to get it working. Does anybody know if this is possible with Nero or if there is some other program that allows this? Thanks for any help.

 

[sohcrates]

this is copied from the nero helpfiles

nero solves this problem is to allow system administrators to assign during installation a group of users the rights to record CDs on the system. If an administrator wants to allow or disallow CD recording for certain users, it is enough to make the user member of this group or to remove the group membership of that user. If everybody should get the right to record CDs, the recording rights should be assigned to the group "Users".

In some situations, it might be convenient for the administrator to change the group assigned CD recording permissions. nero has a new property page with title "Security". This page can be opened by using the menu command "File"->"Preferences". Administrators may edit and normal users may only view the group name of the users, that have the permission to burn CDs. Any changes of these settings become effictive after the next system restart. Uninstalling nero will cause the recording CD rights to be removed again.

 

[hatboy]

Right, I've seen that also. However, this feature doesn't actually exist in Nero. If you go here: http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1151 you'll see that somebody says that feature has been taken out of Nero because it caused problems with other applications.

 

[hatboy]

Anybody?

 

[Homer]

Haven't had any problem whatsoever doing this with EZCDcreator/DirectCD on a W2K system (NTFS). Installed software as Admin, use it regularly in a user profile. No special configuration or privileges assigned.

(Aside: Very handy with backup software such as Second Copy. Keeps itself backed up locally, but on a CDRW readable on other machines with no special hardware or software.)