[OPLINTECH] Solution for some flash memory drives not working onpublic computers?

[JKENZIG]

If they are windows PC's install the Windows Activesync and then uninstall it. The activesync program adds drivers for USB devices.
 


Jim Kenzig
Network Manager
Cuyahoga County Public Library

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From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On Behalf Of Phil Shirley
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:03 AM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Solution for some flash memory drives not working onpublic computers?

With the security we have on our public computers, there are some flash memory drives that won't work.  Some of these want to run their own software, which doesn't work because we only allow the running of certain software that's installed on the computer (Word, etc.), and I've heard that even if we allowed the running of the applications on some of the popular flash drives by adding them to our "run only" entry, some of these programs would still have a problem because they want more access to the registry than we should give them.

Has anyone encountered and solved a similar problem with giving access to flash memory drives on public computers, or does anyone have any suggestions - perhaps at least a list of program names for these drives to add to my "run only" list?

Phil
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Phil Shirley
Technology Services Coordinator
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
330-928-2117, ext. 109
pshirley at CuyahogaFallsLibrary dot org

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