Here are instrucitions on how to disable Windows XP's built-in burning capability.
Why would you want to do that, you may ask?
Well, if you're not actually
using Window's built-in burning capability (who does ???), there's no reason to leave it enabled. On the other hand, it sometimes interferes with other burning software (notably packet writing programs such as InCD, DirectCD etc.)
FIRST STEP: Remove CD Burning features
1. Click
Start ->
Run, type
gpedit.msc and click
OK.
2. Expand
User Configuration (if it isn't already expanded).
3. Double-click
Administrative Templates.
4. Double-click
Windows Components.
5. Double-click
Windows Explorer.
6. Scroll down the list of items in the right-hand side pane and find
Remove CD Burning features. Double-click it (or highlight it and select
Properties) to open the
Remove CD Burning features Properties window.
7. Select
Enabled and click OK.
note: once you've done this, the
Recording tab in the
Properties window of the CD/DVD burners will no longer be available.
SECOND STEP: Disable the IMAPI sercvice
1. Click
Start ->
Run, type
services.msc and click
OK.
Alternatively: go to the Control Panel, double-click
Administrative Tools and then
Services.
or: open the Computer Management applet by right-clicking the My Computer icon on the desktop and selecting
Manage, expand
Services and Applications (if it isn't already expanded) and double-click
Services.
2. Scroll down the list of services in the right-hand side pane and find
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service. Double-click it (or highlight it and select
Properties) to open the
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service Properties window.
3. Make sure Service status is
Stopped. If it isn't stop it with the
Stop button.
4. In the
Startup type pull-down menu, select
Disabled.
relevant topics:
why does computer freeze when i insert a CD
- it's easier not to wake sleeping dogs if there aren't any around to begin with). On my PC's at home and at work, I just disabled it manually for all my optical drives- and it never shows up.
