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Nero BurnRights

Under Windows 2000 and Windows XP there must be a way to handle the

security aspects of CD/DVD recording. CD/DVD pre-mastering software like

Nero must be able to send SCSI/IDE commands to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM

drives or CD/DVD recorders. However, from the operating system's point of

view, being able to send SCSI/IDE commands to devices is a huge security

problem, because software could use the SCSI/IDE commands to format

the hard disk, read other user's data or create other severe problems. That

is why Microsoft decided to allow low level driver access only for programs

running with administrator rights.

Now, let's assume the situation of a Windows 2000 or Windows XP PC in a

network environment and with many different users. Security considerations

make it absolutely impossible to grant administrator rights to all users. So

firstly, there must be a way to allow CD/DVD recording for non-

administrators and being able to decide which users may record

CD’s/DVD’s and which users may not.

The way to solve this situation is to install Nero BurnRights. After Nero

BurnRights has been installed, the system administrator can assign a

specific group the rights to record CD’s/DVD’s on the system. If an

administrator wants to allow or disallow CD/DVD recording rights for certain

users, it is enough to make the user a member of this group or to remove

the user from the group. If everybody should have the right to record

CD’s/DVD’s, the recording rights can be assigned to everybody.

Installation

If you want to install Nero BurnRights you must be member of the

administrator group. Please shut down all other applications before you

execute the installation file.

The installation is pretty simple, because all steps will be accomplished

automatically. You will be informed if problems occur. Please follow the

steps in this description to succeed. You can assign additional groups that

should have the right to burn, when Nero BurnRights is running as soon as

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Nero BurnRights Nero BurnRights Under Windows 2000 and Windows XP there must be a way to handle the security aspects of CD/DVD recording. CD/DVD pre-mastering software like Nero must be able to send SCSI/IDE commands to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives or CD/DVD recorders.
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the installation process is finished. A restart for this system is mandatory to finish the setup. You can learn more about installation in the following sections: Installation directory When NeroSVC or NeroSecurity is installed already Installation via script Realizing Nero BurnRights on your system Nero BurnRights will show up as icon in the control panel after executing the installer file. It will give you these three options: 1. Only Administrators will have burnrights.
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Additional notes regarding Nero BurnRights Installation Installation directory The regular installation directory of Nero BurnRights is called NeroBurnRights. If Nero is installed already, the installation directory of Nero BurnRights will be on the same level. e.g. If Nero is on D:\burning\ahead\Nero Nero BurnRights will be installed in the directory: D:\burning\ahead\NeroBurnRights In case Nero is not installed Nero will be installed in the subfolder ahead\NeroBurnRights of the default program directory.
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Installation via script This issue is only interesting for network administrators. Options for silent installation: 1. No user specific information is required. Parameter: /silent 2. You can select the requested group that should have burnrights, when you following the steps below.
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Now start Nero BurnRights. Now the entered name will be taken over. Problems 1. NeroBurnRights is installed correctly but you still can't burn. Please check if nero or the nero api based product was started in the compatibility mode. Cause: If the product (e.g. Nero) will be started in the compatibility mode,then the burnrights set by Nero BurnRights will not be active. Solution: Don't start Nero or the Nero API based product with enabled compatibility mode.
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detection, because there is software which is emulating other Operating Systems so that the correct Operating System will not be detected correctly. Under Windows 9x/ME exists within the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion the following entry called VersionNumber Some other programs can only be installed if they add this entry in Windows 2000/XP like in Windows 9X/ME.