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How to Stop Applications Accessing CD ROM Drives

Nov 28, 2003 9:56AM PST

How to Stop Applications Accessing CD ROM Drives
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Based on recommendations at this forum, I have
stopped opening files directly from the discs
in the CD-ROM drives, when using: WordPad,
NotePad, Acrobat Reader etc.

I might have used it, because now some other
applications try to access the drives and in few
cases, if there is no disc in the drive, then will
stop and return error messages.

I tried RUN >>> RegEdit >>> Key word: Drive
letters of the drive (F:\ and G:\) and delete
some enteries, but no success.

None of the *.INI files at C:\Windows have
any reference to these drive letters.

Can someone recommend some alternate procedure.


Thanks


Frankie

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Nov 28, 2003 10:45AM PST

"some other applications try to access the drives and in few cases, if there is no disc in the drive, then will
stop and return error messages."

What applications are these? Maybe they have settings people can comment on.

Bob

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From your other thread.
Nov 29, 2003 8:34AM PST

"The most problamatic item is a small batch file,
which I run once in a while from DOS Mode.
It has only 2 lines. The complete contents
of this file is reproduced below ( I call it:

SmallReg.Bat

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REM BATCH FILE TO REDUCE REGISTRY SIZE
REM Rx @ PC WORLD, April, 2001
REM
REM CAUTION: Run This file Only after Booting from
REM Floppy Boot Disk / i.e.: DOS Mode
REM
REM Don't try it from: Shut Down from
REM Windows's Mode to Re-Start in MS-DOS Mode
REM The files are still in Memoray. The
REM operation will FAIL and your Registry
REM Files will be deleted
REM
REM Strongly Recommend that you back up the
REM Registry, prior to running this file
REM
REM
REM
regedit /e temp.reg
regedit /c temp.reg


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It does work and has never messed up the registery,
except once, when I tried to execute it from:

Windows Mode >>> Re-Start in MS-DOS Mode


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The other program which tries to access the
CD-ROM drive is:

Mozilla Monster's Editor

I have a seperate short cut for this fellow,
which can be created by adding: -edit at the
end of: Mozilla.Exe

Thanks for your interest

Frankie"

Since this is a DOS BATCH file, you may have to disable the devices in the Device Manager first so there is no device/drive at said drive letter.

Seems rather far out for some old batch file.

Bob