Forbid access to DVD/CD/USB for some users

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Published on 2010-03-13T01:05:27Z Indexed on 2010/03/13 1:07 UTC
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I need to forbid all users except administrators to write into DVD/CD/USB drives on Windows XP.

Googled around and there is a way to disable devices completely:

Cdrom:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom\Start (from 1 to 4)

Usb:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR (from 3 to 4)

but I need to disable them only for particular users.

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