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Good day folks. As most of us know Windows does not make it easy to prevent users from installing PnP hardware. Since you can just plug a device in and it will automatically install. There are a few solutions out there, however, none of them seem to be bullet proof.
I have attempted to reset the permissions (ACLS) for the driver.cab (C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab) to deny all for SYSTEM, Users (group), and Power Users (group).
I have also attempted to delete the driver.cab file and the sp4.cab file.
Lastly, I attempted to modify the registry key that points to the driver cache.
However, some devices are still able to install themselves because it appears the drivers are kept right on the device itself.
I really don't want to purchase a license to DeviceLock or similar software applications. So my question: Does anyone have any ideas on how to prevent PnP software (such as Thumb Drives, USB Keys, memory card readers, cameras, PDAs, etc. etc. etc.) from being installed automatically and forcing administrator credentials?
Microsoft Support Document: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241367
Other Documents: http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub...rverhacks_install.html?page=last&x-maxdepth=0
I have attempted to reset the permissions (ACLS) for the driver.cab (C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab) to deny all for SYSTEM, Users (group), and Power Users (group).
I have also attempted to delete the driver.cab file and the sp4.cab file.
Lastly, I attempted to modify the registry key that points to the driver cache.
However, some devices are still able to install themselves because it appears the drivers are kept right on the device itself.
I really don't want to purchase a license to DeviceLock or similar software applications. So my question: Does anyone have any ideas on how to prevent PnP software (such as Thumb Drives, USB Keys, memory card readers, cameras, PDAs, etc. etc. etc.) from being installed automatically and forcing administrator credentials?
Microsoft Support Document: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241367
Other Documents: http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub...rverhacks_install.html?page=last&x-maxdepth=0