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Blocking users to use floppy and CD Roms

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by josephjames10

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How can I block users to access floppy drive and CDROM on standalone Windows 2000pro.

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by dklippert

There are a couple of articles about this. Type the Q number in the search box at technet.microsoft.com:

Using Group Policy Objects to Hide Specified Drives

Q231289

Windows 2000 administrators can define drive visibility on a per-drive basis by using the NODRIVES entry in the registry.

Q158457

by tke402

You can use Local policy or on a group level through administrative tools>Security settings

by ciscofred

You can also create a Hardware profile for that user and disable the floppy and cd-rom in device manager for that profile. Where? Go to my computer and right click and properties. Click on Hardware Tap.

by wbrisendine

The responses you have received already are excellent solutions to your problems. However, I have found the best solution is to not give them one and use windows 2000 terminal services.

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