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by qpeabody

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I've noticed that when using peripherals, i.e digital camera or scanners that have a USB connection, unless you have administrative rights, you can not access them if you disconnect or turn-off. Why is that? All drivers were installed as administrator, and everyone has permission to access and rights to use. I should add that the situation is made more complicated b/c the computers are in a workgroup, so group policies are not an option.

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by cg it

In a network environ, peripheral devices, programs, printers, etc need to have a network share and be shared across the network for others to locate and use those programs and devices. If the camera, scanner or printer isn't shared, then no one can use except on the computer it was installed and the user who installed it.

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