RE: How to disable USB drive

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Date: 05/27/04

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Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 17:51:05 GMT

USB Drives can be disabled via the GPO. Please visit the link given below
that has a .ADM script that can be used to restrict USB Drives:

http://forums.susserver.com/index.php?showtopic=2067

Following is the .ADM script to disable the USB Drive:

CLASS MACHINE

CATEGORY !!categoryname

POLICY !!policyname

KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR"

EXPLAIN !!explaintext

PART !!labeltext DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED

VALUENAME "Start"

      ITEMLIST
       NAME !!Disabled VALUE NUMERIC 3 DEFAULT
       NAME !!Enabled VALUE NUMERIC 4
      END ITEMLIST

END PART

END POLICY

END CATEGORY

[strings]
categoryname="Restrict Drives"
policyname="Disable the USB Drive"
explaintext="Disables the computers USB Drive completely"
labeltext="Disable USB Drive"
Enabled="Enabled"
Disabled="Disabled"

Srikanth N
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