You can do it with XPSP2:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2otech.
mspx
#ECAA

Otherwise, in most cases, you're looking at a more global disabling of USB,
which is, of course, not what you're seeking.

Laura

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Watkins [mailto:watkinstj (at) iimef.usmc (dot) mil [email concealed]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:01 PM
> To: focus-ms (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
> Subject: Secondary Storage Device Policy
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> I am currently developing a policy in a Microsoft environment
> on the use of Secondary Storage Devices. This is especially
> concerned with Thumb drives and ensuring that they do not
> compromise security between classified systems. Do any of
> you already have a policy in place? Additionally, is there a
> simple way of removing the drivers from a WinXP or 2000
> environment so that these types of devices can not be
> installed via plug and play? I have played around with the
> idea of shutting down USB ports but there are just too may
> other things (mice, keyboards, cac readers) that use them.
> If there was a way to know (event viewer perhaps) or other
> means when one was attached, it would also help.
>
>
>
> Tim Watkins
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