Trying to Import Audio from CD without Adminstrator rights

Question

Hello,
I currently have 20+ computers running Audition and need to change my network to Active Directory signon. When I change a machine to AD and login as a USER I cannot import audio from a CD.  I get a pop up screen saying  You must be signed on as an administrator to import audio from as CD (and so on).  I know this is a windows error because none of my CD ripping programs work EXCEPT Windows Media Player.  I was wondering if ANYONE knows where I can change things so I can have users import from cd's?  I know you can "run as" but now you are giving away the admin passwords and I know I can make a user with admin rights and have them sign in under that, but you are still giving anyone who thinks about it rights to sign in as that user with admin rights.
Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Dave G.
Boston, MA

Answer 1

Apparently it's a deliberate policy decision on the part of Microsoft, and possibly one forced onto them by the RIAA. If you can get hold of a suitable policy editor for XP, then you can alter it. The instructions for fixing it with gpedit apparently go like this (although I've never tried it, I must admit)
Run gpedit.msc (via Start menu, Run..)
Select the following: Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
Enable the option 'Devices: Restrict CD-Rom access to locally logged-on user only.'
That's all I know. If all else fails, download something like Windows XP Security Console, and try doing it with that.