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I'm working in a network company. I don't have administrative privileges on my computer and every time I want to listen to my favorite CD, I need to contact the administrator, then going to his office and run the CD from his computer since on mine, CD drivers are disabled.
How can I avoid annoying him and enable/disable the CD drive anytime I like?
I'd need a simple solution using text through a shortcut, something like the
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
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Posted 2012-02-04T17:40:03.027
Reputation: 11
1I don't think it's possible, but this might be one of those situations where challenging policy is a good idea. Why don't you ask your admin why you can't play music CDs. I would assume they want to stop you from running files off of data CDs or installing software via the CD-drive. But there are better group-policies to stop that then to disable hardware. Do you have access to USB drives if they are connected? You could always put the music files on a thumbdrive and play it through that device. If you don't have access to USB devices, maybe again, you need to ask why. – Raystafarian – 2012-02-04T17:53:06.547
4Why not stop using the company equipment for personal use and buy your own CD/MP3 player? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2012-02-04T18:47:43.613
1Additionally, if you do find the solution you're looking for, you very well may be terminated for breaking IT security policy. Just something to think about.. – Raystafarian – 2012-02-04T20:30:31.577
Try a usb cd/dvd drive – Moab – 2012-02-05T03:14:10.947