Why request administrator rights when connecting USB flash memory..
There are some workstations with Windows XP SP2 where users within Power Users group can not install flash memories. Every time a flash memory is connected a dialog appears requesting admin credentials. Whether no credentials, it says "You must be a member of administrators group..."
How could I avoid this?
Thanks a lot in advance,
L.
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- The Power Users group is a pre-determined group; so you can't change the permissions of the group. Maybe you could, but it would be a very bad practice. The most obvious way to get around it is to use an account in the aministrator-group or to use 'run as' in the command console.
Shems
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- Edited byShems Monday, August 24, 2009 5:46 AM
Sorry, your idea is not a solution, who wants to give users admin rights?
Look: Everytime you connect a usb device, the operating system log it in "C:\Windows\setupapi.log", you can check there any trouble you have.
In my case the problem was a DLL not signed. You can solve it by replacing the DLL with the DLL of another PC which doesn't have the same problem.
In order to perform file signature verifications, use start - run - sigverif.
I hope you find this valuable.
Regards,
L.
- Proposed As Answer byShems Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:05 AM
- Replacing the dll seems to me like a more unsecure method compared to the 'run as' function.
I found your post helpfull .... but I'm more confused now, really.
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