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Tom. Here are some different options, see which one would fit best for you. I'm positive these settings are stored in the registry, not sure where, but you should be able to find them and create a VBScript that will set them for you automatically. Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Local Security Settings --> Security Settings --> Local Policies --> User Rights Assignment --> Load and unload device drivers Also check out Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Local Security Settings --> Security Settings --> Local Policies --> Devices: Unsigned driver installation behavior I believe this is the same option as under Start --> Control Panel --> System --> Hardware --> Driver Signing -t On 11/10/05, Tom Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Troy, > > Is there a local registry setting for stand-alone Windows machines that > achieves the same thing? > > Thanks, > Tom > > Troy Murray wrote: > >>As for work Windows computers, is there a way to lock out users from > >>installing (either willfully or inadvertently) new or modified drivers? > > > > > > If your running a Windows 2000 or 2003 domain, there is a policy > > setting for the domain policy that you can set which will restrict the > > users from installing any drivers, un-signed drivers or signed > > drivers. > > > > -t > > > > > > On 11/10/05, Tom Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >>Sony's software is only installed on Windows computers. The security > >>model of Linux and Mac OS X should prevent this type of software from > >>automatically being installed. It seems safe to qualify "your computer" > >>to "your Windows computer". > >> > >>As for work Windows computers, is there a way to lock out users from > >>installing (either willfully or inadvertently) new or modified drivers? > >> Is there no way for an administrator to prevent this such > >>auto-installs (something more robust than disabling autorun for CDs)? > >> > >>-Tom > >> > >>Richard Wiggins wrote: > >> > >>>This is a brand new development and it is widely covered in the media. > >>>Go to news.google.com <http://news.google.com> and search for "sony" and > >>>you will find lots of coverage. So far, I do not know of a list that is > >>>comprehensive. I would suspect that any recent Sony music CD might be > >>>so infected. (Sony owns multiple music labels.) > >>> > >>>If I were crafting a message about this for end users, it would be along > >>>the lines of "Sadly, recent news involving Sony's music division > >>>demonstrates that a commercial audio CD can install unwanted and > >>>dangerous software on your computer without warning even if you merely > >>>insert the CD into the drive to play it." > >>> > >>>I would hate to have to advise end users to never play audio CDs on work > >>>computers, but that's probably the safest advice right now. > >>> > >>>/rich > >>> > >>> > >>>On 11/10/05, *Thomas P. Carter* <[log in to unmask] > >>><mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Does anyone know if there's a list of affected (Infected? > >>> Infecting?) Sony titles anywhere? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> *Thomas P. Carter,** **Ph.D.* > >>> Department of Chemistry > >>> Michigan State University > >>> East Lansing, MI 48824-1322 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Troy D Murray > > Blog: http://troymurray.blogspot.com/ > > > > -- Troy D Murray Blog: http://troymurray.blogspot.com/