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Group Policy attributes for removable media are not applied successfully in Windows Server 200

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Symptoms

Group Policy attributes for removable media are not applied successfully in Windows Server 2008. These attributes are defined under Removable Storage Access in the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).

For example, you can play music by using Windows Media Player even if you have enabled the CD and DVD: Deny read access policy in GPMC.

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Cause

This problem occurs because the Portable Device Enumerator service is set to Manual.

Note This setting is the default setting in Windows Server 2008.

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Resolution

To resolve this problem, start the Portable Device Enumerator service in Windows Server 2008. After you start this service, the Group Policy attributes are applied successfully.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Keywords: KB947304, kbprb, kbtshoot, kbexpertiseinter

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Article Info
Article ID : 947304
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/29/2008
Published on : 1/29/2008
Exists online : False
Views : 186