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Isn't that what I said.
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"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
news:upX9MQqNEHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Thumb/USB drives do not show up in XP, if they are not
connected!
|
| Therefore, you may have to disable all the drives in
TweakUI and only allow
| the one you want.
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| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:O5aZTmpNEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > Not sure if it will work, but TweakUI (other programs
can do
| > this also) can hide drives. You could set the system to
| > only show the installed drives, the thumb drives and
card
| > readers would not show when installed, so it would be
hard
| > to use them, but they would still be there and could
still
| > run a macro or virus.
| >
| > Don't know if this helps.
| >
| >
| > "chuqa" <chuqa~remove~@yahoo.com> wrote in message
| > news:%23rS8KSpNEHA.3572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > | Is there a way to disable the "thumb"/"jump"/any other
| > name usb drives on
| > | XPPro without disabling the USB Ports entirely. We
don't
| > want people here
| > | to be able to just walk up plug in download and go.
But we
| > may have need to
| > | use other USB devices, such as mice or keyboards.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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