Run USB PEN Drives on a standalone XP laptop with no admin rights

[marvin]

Hi

Can anyone suggest on how to allow a user with no admin rights at all to be able to run a USB pen drive when it is plugged in?

At the moment it is asking for the administrator username and password which is a pain as the user keeps coming to me everytime he has a new pen drive.

Thanks

[SuperHans]

enable install new Hardware and disbale the need for drivers to be signed in GPO, do a search on here and I'm sure you will find out how to do this if you are not familiar with editing Group Policy Objects

[marvin]

This laptop is not part of the domain, it is a stand alone. would that still be the case?

[SuperHans]

yes instead of running it from the server run it from the local group policy, gpedit.msc

[marvin]

This didn't work either, still asking for admin rights!

[tarquel]

Plenty of posts on here about this really:

This might help you out though:

USB drive letter manager - USBDLM

Nath.

[uwe_sieber]

I've collected some information about this issue, but I'm no allowed to post links...

Uwe

[uwe_sieber]

Now I am, here is the link:
Troubleshooting for USB pen drives under Windows XP

Uwe

[box_l]

Hi Uwe, (i assume it is you?)

thanks for writing USBDLM, it is a massively useful program.

I have it working with the registry packaged as an msi. Lots of happy teacher/kids in our schools.

BoX

[uwe_sieber]

Yes, it's me, USBDLM maker :-)
I was triggered by USBDLM mentioned here (googeling for "USBDLM", "Last 24 hours" sometimes)...


Uwe

[mark]

Thankyou so much for a lot of help your app has provided me & my users Uwe