Disabling CDW

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Sandro T. Rafael

I have some PC in our network having CD Writing capability running Windows
XP - anyway I can disable it?

Thanks.

Sandro
 
Yes, select the CD -R/RW drive's properties (right click the
drive) and then you can disable CD writing. You'll need to
remove any third-party burning software. Also the accounts
will need to be limited accounts. If you have XP Pro (or
third party software) you can control user rights. You
should also be careful with USB ports, they can also copy
data to those thumb drive or a flash memory card with a card
reader.

The easiest way and most secure would be to remove the
CD-RW/DVD-RW drives and replaced them with standard drives
on the unsecured computers. If you are worried about
securing your data you should be using XP Pro and have
control of who can have physical access to the computers and
what tools and devices they can have.


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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.



| I have some PC in our network having CD Writing capability
running Windows
| XP - anyway I can disable it?
|
| Thanks.
|
| Sandro
|
|
 
Thanks Jim. Big help

Sandr

----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

Yes, select the CD -R/RW drive's properties (right click th
drive) and then you can disable CD writing. You'll need t
remove any third-party burning software. Also the account
will need to be limited accounts. If you have XP Pro (o
third party software) you can control user rights. Yo
should also be careful with USB ports, they can also cop
data to those thumb drive or a flash memory card with a car
reader

The easiest way and most secure would be to remove th
CD-RW/DVD-RW drives and replaced them with standard drive
on the unsecured computers. If you are worried abou
securing your data you should be using XP Pro and hav
control of who can have physical access to the computers an
what tools and devices they can have.
 
Follow up question Jim re:thumb driv

How can I disable it also to all my users in network
I'm using Windows XP Pro and I'm running Windows 2000 AD Domain

Thanks in advance Ji

Sandr

----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

Yes, select the CD -R/RW drive's properties (right click th
drive) and then you can disable CD writing. You'll need t
remove any third-party burning software. Also the account
will need to be limited accounts. If you have XP Pro (o
third party software) you can control user rights. Yo
should also be careful with USB ports, they can also cop
data to those thumb drive or a flash memory card with a car
reader

The easiest way and most secure would be to remove th
CD-RW/DVD-RW drives and replaced them with standard drive
on the unsecured computers. If you are worried abou
securing your data you should be using XP Pro and hav
control of who can have physical access to the computers an
what tools and devices they can have


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome



| I have some PC in our network having CD Writing capabilit
running Window
| XP - anyway I can disable it

| Thanks

| Sandr
 
I'm not sure, you can disable the USB but that may not be
possible if you need the ports for required input devices.
I don't know if anybody sells a USB port lock but you can
have a plate fabricated that could cover the USB ports so
you could not plug something in and it could also lock
required USB cables in place.

See the answer you got on the other posts, there is a better
suggestion about using the administrative tools in XP Pro
group edit to configure your computers.

Also, you can make your files more secure with encryption
and password protect them for access.

Good luck, and thanks you.

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


"Sandro T. Rafael" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
| Follow up question Jim re:thumb drive
|
| How can I disable it also to all my users in network?
| I'm using Windows XP Pro and I'm running Windows 2000 AD
Domain.
|
| Thanks in advance Jim
|
| Sandro
|
| ----- Jim Macklin wrote: -----
|
| Yes, select the CD -R/RW drive's properties (right
click the
| drive) and then you can disable CD writing. You'll
need to
| remove any third-party burning software. Also the
accounts
| will need to be limited accounts. If you have XP Pro
(or
| third party software) you can control user rights.
You
| should also be careful with USB ports, they can also
copy
| data to those thumb drive or a flash memory card with
a card
| reader.
|
| The easiest way and most secure would be to remove
the
| CD-RW/DVD-RW drives and replaced them with standard
drives
| on the unsecured computers. If you are worried about
| securing your data you should be using XP Pro and
have
| control of who can have physical access to the
computers and
| what tools and devices they can have.
|
|
| --
| The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
|
|
|
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| | | I have some PC in our network having CD Writing
capability
| running Windows
| | XP - anyway I can disable it?
| |
| | Thanks.
| |
| | Sandro
| |
| |
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