Permissions problem with Disk Burning / Mounting

I have an account on OS 10.4.x under which a blank CD RW does not mount properly. Instead, Disk Utility is launched and the blank disk does not mount on the Desktop.
The account has admin privileges and I've performed a repair permissions multiple times including from a startup CD. This behavior only occurs under this particular account.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jim Epler
San Diego, CA
http://www.mytechmusings.com

Thank you. That might be the solution but I need to double-check with my teacher (user) to see what her laptop's default behaviour is currently set to.
If the preference IS set to launch Disk Utility on CD insert, wouldn't the CD-R still appear to mount on the Desktop after closing DU? After we closed DU the CD-R didn't appear anywhere-- which might be the cause of our confusion.

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