Tech-Recipes - Latest Comments in How To Prevent Windows XP Users From Writing To USB Drives | Windows security | Tech-Recipeshttp://tech-recipes.disqus.com/Cookbook of Tech TutorialsenTue, 03 Feb 2009 09:49:59 -0000Re: How To Prevent Windows XP Users From Writing To USB Drives | Windows security | Tech-Recipeshttp://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1536/how_to_prevent_windows_xp_users_writing_to_usb_drives/#comment-5807379The problem with this approach is that you get freezed against viruses and stuff...<br>when the antivirus try to erase or remove the virus, malware, the file just can´t because this ReadOnly policy...<br>so a better approach would be a selective policy for some programs...<br>I give this piece of information to see if someone would have a solution.<br><br>Thanks.Sebastian Alduncin PisantyTue, 03 Feb 2009 09:49:59 -0000Re: How To Prevent Windows XP Users From Writing To USB Drives | Windows security | Tech-Recipeshttp://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1536/how_to_prevent_windows_xp_users_writing_to_usb_drives/#comment-4056604maybe you can tray this<br><br>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]<br>"Type"=dword:00000001<br>"Start"=dword:00000003<br><br>change the value from : dword:00000003<br>become: dword:00000004 to deactivate, meaning<br><br>3 for enable and 4 for disable. without restart the PCsetiyanaFri, 28 Nov 2008 20:52:02 -0000