Uh, those policies are pretty common, and it would cripple a citrix farm (for example) if not...
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:17:12 -0600 > Subject: Re: [H] Save XP! > > You clearly have not ever worked in a formal IT department in a corporate > environment. Frankly, if corporate executive management knew it was > possible, they'd have us implement software restriction policies to only > allow Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, and Internet Explorer to run in the > first place. > > Greg > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin >> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [H] Save XP! >> >> IT is generally charged with making sure corp. stuff works, not to lord >> over employees like gods. >> >> DHSinclair wrote: >>> Thanks Ben, >>> That is really what I was trying to not so gracefully get to. >>> I agree with this totally. IT gets to be "internet" COP. That is >> what >>> the >>> folks are paid for. Whether we like this or not is a separate >> discussion. >>> Best, >>> Duncan >>> >>> At 18:24 01/15/2008 -0500, you wrote: >>>> Yes you most certainly prevent people from attaching any sort of >>>> device to a computer. >>>> >>>> How is this playing God if these are corporate PC's? Users plugging >>>> in ipods, flash drives, etc. is a security risk. End users should >> not >>>> be using their company owned computers for anything but doing work. >>>> >>>> Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 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? >>> >>> > > _________________________________________________________________ Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/keepintouch.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008
