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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: December 15, 2005
- Total Downloads: 7,656
- Downloads last week: 46
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 5 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This aptly named utility prevents your CD and DVD drives from being opened with an eject button. CDRom-Lock has a no-frills interface that lets you select a CD/DVD drive from a drop-down list, lock or unlock it, and open or close the drive. (The interface opens in German, so select Edit, which is the middle choice on the menu; open Preferences; and select English as the language.) Locking the drive renders your eject button useless. At that point, the only way to open the drive is to do it through the CDRom-Lock interface. All CD-ROM action options worked flawlessly in our tests. The application is easy to use, so you won't miss the absent help file. Any user who needs to keep her CDs or DVDs locked for security reasons or often accidentally presses the eject buttons on the CPU will surely find this simple freeware beneficial.Publisher's description
From N. Wiese :Have you ever pushed the button of your CD/DVD drive by accident? This small program blocks the eject button at almost every CD/DVD drive and gives the user the power of controlling the CD/DVD drive by a small icon at the Windows system tray. This is a useful tool for all users working with their notebooks as well as for desktop users.
Version 0.6.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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- Average user rating: 4.6 stars out of 5 votes
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: CDRom-Lock 0.6.1
"A little sluggish, but works"
Pros: 1. The program performs as promised.
2. I have now learned a few words in (German) I think.
Cons: 1. There seemed to be a rather long delay for such a simple task.
2. Although it was easy to figure out, I would prefer if it were in English.
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Version: CDRom-Lock 0.6.1
Pros: Makes my life simple. No worries that i will click open my Laptop drive accidently. Umf !! Great relief.
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Version: CDRom-Lock 0.6.1
"Great for keeping kids out of drives!"
Pros: Works great.
Cons: Would open but not close one of my 2 drives, so I had to unlock it or push it in to close it.
Summary:
One more note: default language is German, but can be easily changed to English.
Updated on May 13, 2009 -
Version: CDRom-Lock 0.6.1
Pros: It works with both my drives. It's small, simple and just excellent.
Cons: None really. Sometimes it can take a long time to do one thing.
Summary: Really good, best free one I've found.
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