you caould try this:
Follow the instructions here to chnage the type from recordable to
non-recordable in the registry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316529
note: The drive type value of 3 indicates that the drive is a standard
CD-ROM and is not writable.
A.
"Fonti" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0A7CED22-1E2A-40A7-B212-(E-Mail Removed)...
> We have purchased a Lenovo laptop with built in OS of "Windows Vista Home
> Basic". Now, we want to disable the CD burning facility.
>
> There is no gpedit or secpol in "Windows Vista Home Basic"; therefore,
> suggest me how to disable the inbuilt CD/DVD burning facility. IMAPI is no
> longer working as a service also (therefore I could not disable it in
> Services).
>
> I have already uninstalled all the third party CD burning softwares.
> --
> SS