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April 28th 09, 07:51 PM
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flash drive or usb port
I have an HP 4gb flash drive. It works fine on my computer at home but when i
take it to work, the computer recognizes it but i can't open it or anything. all i can do is safely remove it. I checked the usb port and it says it works fine 
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April 28th 09, 08:11 PM
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On Apr 28, 7:51*pm, carolhines
wrote: I have an HP 4gb flash drive. It works fine on my computer at home but when i take it to work, the computer recognizes it but i can't open it or anything. all i can do is safely remove it. I checked the usb port and it says it works fine The problem would be "centered" on the PC at work. It is possible that this PC has been set up to "refuse" access to "external" drives such as USB flash drive. You will need to consult with the person (s) / department / company whom are in charge of managing the office computers. They might have a company "usage" policy which does not allow the use of USB drives.
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April 28th 09, 11:33 PM
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On Apr 28, 11:51*am, carolhines
wrote: I have an HP 4gb flash drive. It works fine on my computer at home but when i take it to work, the computer recognizes it but i can't open it or anything. all i can do is safely remove it. I checked the usb port and it says it works fine If you can write to the registry ... run "regedit" and ... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\USBSTOR] "Start"=dword:00000004 .... change the "4" to an "3".
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April 29th 09, 02:58 AM
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Harry wrote:
On Apr 28, 11:51 am, carolhines wrote: I have an HP 4gb flash drive. It works fine on my computer at home but when i take it to work, the computer recognizes it but i can't open it or anything. all i can do is safely remove it. I checked the usb port and it says it works fine If you can write to the registry ... run "regedit" and ... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\USBSTOR] "Start"=dword:00000004 ... change the "4" to an "3". Interesting. What is the significance of that specific dword value?
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April 29th 09, 04:55 AM
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On Apr 28, 6:58*pm, "Bill in Co."
wrote: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\USBSTOR] "Start"=dword:00000004 ... change the "4" to an "3". Interesting. * What is the significance of that specific dword value? How can I prevent users from using USB removable disks (USB flash drives)? http://www.petri.co.il/disable_usb_disks.htm How can I prevent users from writing to USB removable disks (USB flash drives)? http://www.petri.co.il/disable_writi..._in_xp_sp2.htm
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April 29th 09, 06:36 PM
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smlunatick wrote:
On Apr 28, 7:51 pm, carolhines wrote: I have an HP 4gb flash drive. It works fine on my computer at home but when i take it to work, the computer recognizes it but i can't open it or anything. all i can do is safely remove it. I checked the usb port and it says it works fine The problem would be "centered" on the PC at work. It is possible that this PC has been set up to "refuse" access to "external" drives such as USB flash drive. You will need to consult with the person (s) / department / company whom are in charge of managing the office computers. They might have a company "usage" policy which does not allow the use of USB drives. Have a look "here": http://tinyurl.com/bvfbxx
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