http://www.computing.net/answers/wi... http://www.techtalkz.com/windows-se... http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=... Hi I have seen many thread related what I am asking , but I could not find step by step to do that . Do I need a special group on the server and the edit group policy ? Do I need to hide drives from users ? I have been asked to do that for AD windows 2003 server , how can I prevent users domain from saving to his/her local drives , or my document or USB or CD. I want to force him/her to save to a folder created on a server and mapped to his/her PC. All workstations are windows XP professional SP3 I do not like to do it through each PC, I want to do it through server , I would assume we can do it,,,,wouldn't we ? I know we have to do through GPO on a server,,,,could you please point me to step by step guide how to do that ?

There is a setting in GPEDIT called "Delete offline files after logoff" I don't remember where it is exactly as I'm not on a server OS right now, but configure that setting and you should be fine. Also make sure you're mapping the profile path onto the server, not the workstation in Active Directory.

Thanks willmcc Does that prevent domain users from save a files (any file) to her/his hard drives (C, D, etc) ? >>There is a setting in GPEDIT called "Delete offline files after logoff"<< Do you mean same as snap shot in the link below http://www.itechtalk.com/thread3657...

"Does that prevent domain users from save a files (any file) to her/his hard drives (C, D, etc) ?" No it doesn't. What I would do in that case is just go to the security tab on the local HDD and remove the appropriate controls (read/write, etc)

Replace the pcs with thin clients. Thin clients have no drives. Does cost you TS client licenses though.

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