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USB HDD Mounting in Server 2003

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We have a situation where we have had to use Server2003 on a client laptop platform.
We are seeing some problems when users connect USB HDDs they have to manually go into ComputerManagement and Mount the HDD so it appears in Explorer.
I've done some research and found that server does not have a Upnp service so will not automatically mount the USB HDD. Ideally we will lock down the ComputerManagement console for the average user. Does anyone know a way around this so the users can still use their USB HDDs

Thanks
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The service should be there if not then try to import the following key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay) from any other server and import it to your server or, copy the entries below to a .reg file and import it to your registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay]
"Description"="Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability."
"DisplayName"="Plug and Play"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Group"="PlugPlay"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
  00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"PlugPlayServiceType"=dword:00000003
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
  00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
  00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
  05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
  23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\
  02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\
  00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

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After importing, check the services console if the service is there or restart and then check the service.
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Hi X-Men

Thanks for the input. I understand the problem and know how to mount drives etc. The prob is we will be giving this system to inexperienced users and im not sure their user accounts will allow them to go into Disk Management etc.
I was asking if anyone knows an advanced work around to mount the USB HDD without using Disk Management?
I saw some posts about people somehow installing the Upnp service on Server which got round the problem, but im not sure how stable that process is. I was wondering if any experts know of a way around this issue (ie Mounting USB HDD without using Disk Management)

Thanks
maybe you could write a batch using the fsutil command, and have the users run it every time they connect the drive...
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Well that was for Plug and Play service while your query was for Universal Plug and Play

The service does not exist in Windows Server 2003.
In my case OS tries to map the USB adrive with the same letter as network share from server. I've assigned higher drive leeter to the server's share. No there's a free letter between physical drives letters and mapped one.
The devcon looks interesting - will have to check it out.
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This is a "work as design" issue, and several workarounds have been posted. I believe that , even if the possible solutions are considered "not suitable" by  the asker, the fact is that they are valid solution, there for, eligible to point grade.
3) Accept one or more Expert posts as the answer

As x-men stated, this is by design. Answers to the matter have been posted. I'd recommend:
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