Using Group policy Objects to disable USB and CD Rom Drives
This came up in one of the Usenet forum, so I decided to seek a solution and post it on my blog. Courtesy to original KB555324 article by MVP Simon Geary. By default windows server 2003 group policies does not have the option where administrators can disable the USB and CDÂ drives for users in their domain. To get this accomplished, a customized .adm template to adjust registry settings will have to be created. Here are the steps on how to get this accomplished.This is a revised version from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555324. I limited myself to just CD and USB drives. This post is AS IS, and if you decide to use it, apply first in testing environment and also read more about Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group Policy. Read more…
