RE: Rights to install hardware

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From: Jason Hall [MSFT] (v-jashal_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/07/04


Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:08:52 GMT


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>From: <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>Subject: Rights to install hardware
>Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:09:57 -0700
>
>I need to know the specific settings/rights to setup to
>allow a user access to install USB flash drives. However
>i dont want them to have administrator rights.
>
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You can install a USB flash drive as a normal user in Windows 2000, no
special rights needed

Here is an article that should help you....
Q219435: "Non Administrator Permissions to Load and Unload Device Drivers"
support.microsoft.com/?id=219435

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