usb security

Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)
How i can activate this in Vista (build 5308)
Thanks Stefan

I think its under BitLocker (Control Panel). Do a search for BitLocker at http://www.windowconnected.com you should find a tutorial about setting it up in Windows Vista. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Stefan" wrote in message

Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)
How i can activate this in Vista (build 5308)
Thanks Stefan

I'm right in saying that BitLocker will be installed as a hardware chip on some new computers, and that the BitLocket Control Panel will link into this... can you confirm this Andre? Not sure if I've got my links tied again :oP
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I think its under BitLocker (Control Panel). Do a search for BitLocker at http://www.windowconnected.com you should find a tutorial about setting it up in Windows Vista. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Stefan" wrote in message Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)
How i can activate this in Vista (build 5308)
Thanks Stefan

Do you mean using a USB-disk as some sort of a digital "key" to unlock your computer and log on..?
"Stefan" wrote in message

Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)

Do you mean using a USB-disk as some sort of a digital "key" to unlock your computer and log on..?
"Stefan" wrote in message

Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)

Do you mean using a USB-disk as some sort of a digital "key" to unlock your computer and log on..?
"Stefan" wrote in message

Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)

Could well be... but the BitLocker thing is there to encypt your data in case you're on the Tube (London) and someone pinches your laptop bag. You can just shout out "Ah ha! I have Windows Vista Ultimate with BitLocker encryption, you may have the hardware but you shall not have my data!".
.... then go home and cry because you need a laptop ;o)
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--- Original message follows --- "Adahn" wrote in message

Do you mean using a USB-disk as some sort of a digital "key" to unlock your computer and log on..?
"Stefan" wrote in message Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)

This is crazy.. more & more duplicate posts I better hit the web interface

This is crazy.. more & more duplicate posts I better hit the web interface

This is crazy.. more & more duplicate posts I better hit the web interface

BitLocker can be used with or without TPM hardware.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

I'm right in saying that BitLocker will be installed as a hardware chip on some new computers, and that the BitLocket Control Panel will link into this... can you confirm this Andre? Not sure if I've got my links tied again :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message I think its under BitLocker (Control Panel). Do a search for BitLocker at http://www.windowconnected.com you should find a tutorial about setting it up in Windows Vista. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Stefan" wrote in message Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)
How i can activate this in Vista (build 5308)
Thanks Stefan

Either way, you are still going to be unhappy. Imagine if its a $3000 laptop. I would prefer for the thief to have the data. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

Could well be... but the BitLocker thing is there to encypt your data in case you're on the Tube (London) and someone pinches your laptop bag. You can just shout out "Ah ha! I have Windows Vista Ultimate with BitLocker encryption, you may have the hardware but you shall not have my data!".
... then go home and cry because you need a laptop ;o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Adahn" wrote in message Do you mean using a USB-disk as some sort of a digital "key" to unlock your computer and log on..?
"Stefan" wrote in message Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)

In article , "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Either way, you are still going to be unhappy. Imagine if its a $3000 laptop. I would prefer for the thief to have the data.

But... if you work for a living, you may be dealing with data where the loss of the data is a multi-million dollar problem, and the loss of a laptop is relatively trivial. Some data is worth human life to protect from theft (usually it's data on other human lives). More valuable than money, more valuable than the laptop.
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No, i mean a security option i've heard. I want to set which usbstick the system accept to use. Other USB-Stick should not be used on the system (for dataexchange etc.)
Can you help me? thanks
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Do you mean using a USB-disk as some sort of a digital "key" to unlock your computer and log on..?
"Stefan" wrote in message Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)

I think I know the option you're thinking of. It's a group policy that enables sys admins to disable the use of USB keys. I suspect that it's a blanket policy, either allowed or not allowed. You'll need to look in the group policy tool to configure it.
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Hello,
there is a USB-Security-Option in WindowsVista, right? (where i can specify which USB-Stick the system accept)
How i can activate this in Vista (build 5308)

It would not be on the laptop in the first place, it would be stored on a remote server, thats why we have things called VPNs. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Alun Jones" wrote in message

In article , "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote: Either way, you are still going to be unhappy. Imagine if its a $3000 laptop. I would prefer for the thief to have the data.
But... if you work for a living, you may be dealing with data where the loss of the data is a multi-million dollar problem, and the loss of a laptop is relatively trivial. Some data is worth human life to protect from theft (usually it's data on other human lives). More valuable than money, more valuable than the laptop.
Alun. ~~~~
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