Prevent storing in local hdd

[sdabreo]

Dear All

I have windows 2003 server acting as my domain controller and file server, and all my workstations are windows XP. Each user is having one share folder which can be accessed only by them. I don't want my users to store anything on their local PC's. How can i do that? I am already having some Group Policy like common wallpaper, screen saver timout etc.

How can I implement this feature, is't through Group policy if yes then pls. tell me indtail or through any other method.

Kinldy help me

Regards
Sakthi

 

[58sniper]

You can specify in a GPO to not make some drives, like the local drives, visible to the user. When they want to save files (or open them), they can only see the drives you allow.

It's in there, and used a lot for Terminal Services configuration.

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[LawnBoy]

The problem with that is that some programs run as the user and need local access.

"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[58sniper]

50,000+ terminal server users and haven't had a problem.

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[sdabreo]

Can you pls. tell me where exactly the option in GPO. I couldn't locate them. Pls. help me

 

[LawnBoy]

Sorry, didn't notice the OP planning to use TS. With TS, the programs are all on the server, so it's not an issue. Without TS the programs are local and need local disk access.


"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes