Stop students being able to create folders on the C: drive in XP

[CyberNerd]

So whats the best way to hide the drives then across a domain?

You can't - that's why it is a bodge.

All it takes is for a kid to bring in a computer/tablet/phone and go \\computername\c$ and they still get write access to the C:\ drive.
Macs and Linuxes won't even hide the $ share ( because windows only 'hides' it from windows clients)

Like I said, the way to fix it is by securing the permissions - probably using a startup script.

[macclad17]

Okay well for now the drives have been hidden across the school, this is until i can work out a way of stopping write access!

[msi]

You can't - that's why it is a bodge.

Yes you can. See below.

All it takes is for a kid to bring in a computer/tablet/phone and go \\computername\c$ and they still get write access to the C:\ drive.

Suggest reading this article to understand the difference between Authenticated Users and Domain Users:

Differences between Authenticated Users, Domain Users, and Everyone groups

Also, it can be done domain-wide. You just need to know how to use Group Policy.

... and you really need to understand the concepts of ACLs, the difference between rights and security, builtin groups, domain groups, etc.

Start here:

Group Policy Management Console > Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > File System

... and don't blame me if you accidentally turn all of your domain computers into doorstops in the single click of a button

... and don't say I recommended you actually do this. Because it's a really dumb idea unless you only use software that is properly written. Which, in a school, is highly unlikely