[cheddon]

hi i am logged on as an extra user account on my friends computer same status as him, computer administrator but i am unable to load anything from the cd drive or dvd drive whether its a music cd or picture files or load software. how can i change this? many thanks for any help

[Spencer2004]

well what happens when you try, and can your friend access the drives on his account?

[cheddon]

thanks for the reply

he has full access but on my login i right click on the dvd or cd drive and it says access is denied even though we are both set up as computer administrators. with a disc in the drive if i click on the properties of that drive it is blank any further thoughts anyone to help? many thanks

[Spencer2004]

get your friend to log on to his account, then go to my computer then drag the cd and dvd drives to the shared documents folder. now when you log on to your account next it should work.

[dmdougie]

Couldn't the friend also just change the permissions?

[cheddon]

thanks for that. i tried it and now it doesnt say access denied but when a disc is put in drive and i right click on that drive it shows empty. seems very odd

[cheddon]

thanks, but that has been changed for other users though not guest accounts it still doesnt want to work as when i open the drive with a disc in, it shows its empty

[unnameduser]

If ye are both administrators then ye should have the same permissions unless there is a special permission set up against your User account.

[cheddon]

we do both have the same permission. thanks for the reply. i can see no reason why one is different. even setting up a new user makes no difference as it gives the appearance of being a guest account but its not