This hasn't really come up here, but our users do not have admin rights so they can't install stuff. usually thumbdrives with software can be used without the software it shows 1 drive as a CD and other as a removeable storage. they just need to pick the correct drive to save files to.
i would tell teachers you would be happy to reformat the thumb drives to remove the problem software :) on a serious note you may want to disable autorun on your PCs so the drives don't try to auto install that stuff. of course this will affect CD/DVD drives as well but it is recommended for security. Aaron On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Paul Johnson <pjohn...@sfhsnet.org> wrote: > We’re getting more and more students carrying flash drives that want to > install their own management and protection software. The San-Disk > Cruiser is a perfect example, want to install it’s U3 software. It fails > to install, and then they come looking for me to do it. How are you > handling memory devices that want to install software on your student > machines? Even some of our teachers want us to give them administrative > privileges so they can use them at whatever PC they sit down at. It’s > becoming a daily problem for us. > > > > *Paul Johnson* > > *St. Francis High School* > > *2130 W. Roosevelt Road* > > *Wheaton, IL 60187* > > *pjohn...@sfhsnet.org* > > *630 668-5800 X1110* > > * * > > *"A community in which Minds and Spirits Thrive!"* > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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