prevent users from writing to usb <WINXP>

Ramakrishnan · 06-12-2006, 03:55 PM

The following registry setting will prevent writing to usb in windows xp.

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l

Add a new key and name it "StorageDevicePolicies".In the window on the right then create a new DWORD value and label it WriteProtect, give it a value of "1" and users can no longer write to USB drives. Giving a value of "0" will allow to write again

Vishal Gupta · 06-12-2006, 04:54 PM

Yeah! Its a useful trick.

I posted it in following thread:

TUTORIAL: All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows XP/2003

pradisdeep · 06-12-2006, 07:31 PM

thanks for the trick i have been waiting for this..... But vishal u are great in playin with regs

::vicky:: · 07-12-2006, 11:48 AM

good one

06-12-2006, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ramakrishnan The Researcher Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,122	prevent users from writing to usb <WINXP> The following registry setting will prevent writing to usb in windows xp. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l Add a new key and name it "StorageDevicePolicies".In the window on the right then create a new DWORD value and label it WriteProtect, give it a value of "1" and users can no longer write to USB drives. Giving a value of "0" will allow to write again

06-12-2006, 04:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vishal Gupta Microsoft MVP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AskVG.com Posts: 5,173	Re: prevent users from writing to usb <WINXP> Yeah! Its a useful trick. I posted it in following thread: TUTORIAL: All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows XP/2003 __________________ http://www.AskVG.com/

06-12-2006, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
pradisdeep Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: INDIA Posts: 29	Re: prevent users from writing to usb <WINXP> thanks for the trick i have been waiting for this..... But vishal u are great in playin with regs

07-12-2006, 11:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
::vicky:: In The Zone Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 0X4B7H Posts: 306	Re: prevent users from writing to usb <WINXP> good one

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