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Thanks for the URL. &nbsp;I got side tracked of course with other projects, but this seems to be a good jumping point.
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Thanks for the URL.  I got side tracked of course with other projects, but this seems to be a good jumping point.

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I need to turn off the use of USB, floppies, access to CD-ROMS (including buring), installing software, etc. unless the user has Administrative Access, for expample IT Staff. &nbsp;I asssume I should use a Policy in AD but I have never do this before.<br />
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Windows 2003 AD<br />
Windows 2008 DC - Installed my first one<br />
Machines are Windows XP, and soon some Vista.<br />
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Thanks in Advance
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I need to turn off the use of USB, floppies, access to CD-ROMS (including buring), installing software, etc. unless the user has Administrative Access, for expample IT Staff.  I asssume I should use a Policy in AD but I have never do this before.

Windows 2003 AD
Windows 2008 DC - Installed my first one
Machines are Windows XP, and soon some Vista.

Thanks in Advance

I want to turn of certain devices on dekstops using Active Direcotry Group Policy.

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.