Re: Permission to remove USB flash drive

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:13:17 -0600

Please visit the experts in the Group Policy newsgroup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.group_policy

How do I prevent the use of USB Storage Devices in Windows XP?
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBO/tip7000/rh7093.htm

Also see: "Controlling block storage devices on USB buses"
in the following article.

Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2otech.mspx#ECAA 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Mark Warbeck" wrote:
| Hi all,
| 
| I've get a lab with 6 XP SP2 machines that are members of an AD domain. 
| When user without admin rights (just about everybody) trys to use the 
| "Remove hardware safely" function before unplugging a USB jump drive, 
| they get a message that they don't have permissions to do so. I'd like 
| to make a Group Policy change so they can follow the recommended 
| procedure to remove their USB drives but I can't find the right setting. 
| Can anyone help?
| 
| Thanks,
| Mark

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