Re: SMS 2003 3'party tool for restricting client access to HW



Hi Tor,

I haven't heard of a specific SMS tool - I stand to be corrected of course.

I did recently come across restricting USB usage via group policy, which may
address your needs.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555324
By default, Group Policy does not offer a facility to easily disable drives
containing removable media, such as USB ports, CD-ROM drives, Floppy Disk
drives and high capacity LS-120 floppy drives. However, Group Policy can be
extended to use customised settings by applying an ADM template. The ADM
template in this article allows an Administrator to disable the respective
drivers of these devices, ensuring that they cannot be used.

Regards,

Bob Mac Neill | OSD | SMS

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"TorS" <tor_s_eilertsen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1120130411.384194.221560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi!
>
> I'v heard of a tool/plugin for SMS 2003 that lets you set policys for
> adv. clients use of HW devices such as USB devices etc.
>
> Has anybody else heard of this, or is it just dreamware!
>


.



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