how to disable playing of video DVDs

Is it possible in Windows XP to make it so that a DVD movie cannot be
played on the computer? I have one family member that starts watching
a movie on the computer (even though we do have a home theater) and
will not surrender the computer to others that need to do actual work
on the computer.

Brian

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:36:50 -0700, "Another Brian"
<notbrian@somewhere.nocom> wrote:

>Is it possible in Windows XP to make it so that a DVD movie cannot be
>played on the computer? I have one family member that starts watching
>a movie on the computer (even though we do have a home theater) and
>will not surrender the computer to others that need to do actual work
>on the computer.
>
>Brian
>

Uninstall any DVD components ?

Yes, remove any software that plays DVD movies; another (semi-permanent)
way is to replace the DVD drive with a standard CD-RW drive (no DVD playback
or DVD-burning/writing capability). If your family stores files on DVD
disks, they would have to revert to CD-R's or RW's.

The second method is semi-permanent because that family member may well be
able to reinstall a DVD drive if they had the knowledge to do so.



"Another Brian" <notbrian@somewhere.nocom> wrote in message
news:eZCgEH3iIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible in Windows XP to make it so that a DVD movie cannot be
> played on the computer? I have one family member that starts watching a
> movie on the computer (even though we do have a home theater) and will not
> surrender the computer to others that need to do actual work on the
> computer.
>
> Brian
>