How to Making USB Storage Drives Read-only

Because SP2 is focused on enhancing and improving computer security, Microsoft created a new storage device policy named WriteProtect to prevent users from moving or copying data onto USB-connected drives. Even under SP2, this new Registry setting does not exist by default; you must manually create the appropriate Registry entries if you want to take advantage of this new security feature. This new WriteProtect policy is a per-computer setting, not a per-user setting. Read the rest of this entry »