You can't prevent them from pluggin in the cables, though you can make
the PC not react to their actions.
Why do you have this god complex..."I don't mind them bringing them in
and using them...just don't attach them to my machines"
iPods can be good ways for people to bring/talk work in/out. Perhaps a
better solution could be found for the sync issue...it really don't
sound like a user issue but a problem with software.
While you might be able to control what your users can and cannot do on
company machines, you can't make them productive. If they want to be
unproductive...they can stare off into the open air.
Greg Sevart wrote:
I can prevent them from doing anything by telling Vista not to interact with
that device ID. For all intents and purposes, the iPod to PC interface will
not exist.
iPods have no place on a corporate network. I don't mind users bringing them
in and using them--just don't attach them to my machines. A few months back,
we spent a significant period of time troubleshooting Outlook issues that
turned out to be caused by an iTunes plugin that can sync with the iPod.
That's time we shouldn't have had to spend.
When you have 100+ machines to maintain and are charged with ensuring
employee productivity, it becomes a whole new ball game...
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [H] Save XP!
One of the big things I'm looking forward to is the new ability to
block
hardware installation by device ID via GPO. I would absolutely love
to
prevent people from attaching their iPods to machines on my
network...\
You can't prevent people from attaching their iPods to their machines.
Perhaps you can prevent them from using them as they are intended to be
used....
But why do you need to play god?
