Policy

[DazzaC]

Hi Guys,
Where abouts in the Microsoft Policy for Active Directory, is the configuration setting for allowing users to install new plug and play hardware? Thats if there is one?
A colleague of mine, who incidentally is an administrator of the domain, is attempting to install an external (USB) drive, but the OS does not detect it. It also does not show up in the local hardware list?
Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Trashkk]

Sorry for my bad English...If your friend is a administrator and he should have the rights to install any device on any computer within a domain. Plase note that any user who plug in a USB device will also be automatically recoginzed and only those who doesn't has the Admin rights will be bared from installing the device driver. There are many reasons that a USB device is not detected. Some USB hard drive needs a separate power source and some shared the power from the same USB source. After you verified the USB hard drive has power and you plug it in to the USB port, Windows 2K should automatically detect the device. (Some will automatically installed and some will ask for device drivers).

If the auto detect does now show up, double check in the device manager to see USB hub and USB host controller is there. If it is, remove them. Plug in your USB hard drive and restart the computer. At this point, it should detect the USB device. If nothing shows up, I sugest your friend to replace the USB hard drive.