Re: Controlling access to USB ports in Windows 2000 and XP

From: Frank Drebin (isendmystupidspamtothisaddress_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:18:56 -0700

You could also try GFI Languard Personal Storage Control

http://www.gfi.com

>-----Original Message-----
>You can try DeviceLock www.protect-me.com/dl . I think,
it will be useful
>for you.
>
>
>"Frank B" <fbraski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:eZSdzWsjEHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hello all, I have a question regarding USB access with
Windows 2000 and/or
>> XP.
>>
>> A newbie to this process, I've noticed people like a
lot of detail, so
>> here goes:
>>
>> I am trying to devise a way of controlling publicly
accessible USB ports
>> on a standard system (think printing kiosk or
similar "walk-up" device)
>>
>> I want USB support, and I want my other USB ports to
work normally. I'd
>> like to be able to designate a specific port with read
only access to Mass
>> Storage Devices...
>>
>> I only want to support the insertion of Mass Storage
Devices, MSDs,
>> (regardless of the make, model or manufacturer)
>>
>> I'd like to know when the device installation is
complete and the drive
>> letter that has been added successfully.
>>
>> I don't want to display any pop up messages associated
with "found new
>> hardware" etc. when a new device is inserted.
>>
>> Instead, I'd like to somehow get a notification so I
can display a message
>> under application control to the user.
>>
>> I want to disable all write operations to the device
connected to the
>> special public access USB port (treat the mass storage
device as read
>> only), and,
>>
>> Suppress any error message due to premature removal of
the MSD, and notify
>> the application in case of premature device extraction
by user.
>>
>> Provide an interface so the application can safely
stop the device and
>> prompt the user to remove the device.
>>
>> Is this doable? How? And my XP question is, what
changes, if anything,
>> in XP?
>>
>> Is this a Windows Administrative thing like with
Group Policies, or
>> something that needs to be done programmatically?
>>
>> Thanks so much in advance!!!
>>
>> Frank
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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