usb disable but for usb keyboard and mouse
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I have 15 computers with windowsxp pro for the security reasons i have disabled USB but now we need to replace the keyboard and mouse problem is the newly purchased keyboard and mouse are of usb compatible , can anybody tell me by enabling the usb but still it should only work for keyboard and mouse if any user tries to insert the pen/thumb drive it should not work, please help me on this regard, thanks in advance.
I have 15 computers with windowsxp pro for the security reasons i have disabled USB but now we need to replace the keyboard and mouse problem is the newly purchased keyboard and mouse are of usb compatible , can anybody tell me by enabling the usb but still it should only work for keyboard and mouse if any user tries to insert the pen/thumb drive it should not work, please help me on this regard, thanks in advance.
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I'd also disable booting from USB in the BIOS and put a password on the BIOS so no one can just boot a Linux/XPE USB image and get access to files that way...
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Sir, thanks for the reply , is it like the following please suggest:
1. enable usb support in bios and connect the USB keyboard and mouse , see to that these two works
2. disable the PNP service , please tell me how and where to disable the PNP service in windows xp pro, thanks in advance.
1. enable usb support in bios and connect the USB keyboard and mouse , see to that these two works
2. disable the PNP service , please tell me how and where to disable the PNP service in windows xp pro, thanks in advance.
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This will only affect removable storage devices, not the KB/Mouse....
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Sir, thank you very much , please tell me if i do the the following:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
"WriteProtect"=dword:00000
this will only affect the removable storage devices like pen/flash drive but the usb keyboard and mouse will work perfectly, please update me on this regard, thanks in advance.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
"WriteProtect"=dword:00000
this will only affect the removable storage devices like pen/flash drive but the usb keyboard and mouse will work perfectly, please update me on this regard, thanks in advance.
Should work fine.....
As the KB/Mouse arent Storage Devices, they are Input Devices, should be good to go.....
Please test on a Non Production machine, as with any new Registry modification.....
As the KB/Mouse arent Storage Devices, they are Input Devices, should be good to go.....
Please test on a Non Production machine, as with any new Registry modification.....
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Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.
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