prevent Autorun.inf files from being created on shares

How to prevent Autorun.inf files from being created on shares

To prevent the Autorun feature from being invoked, and to keep any programs from writing Autoun.inf files to mapped network drives, follow these steps:

1. Delete any Autorun.inf files from the root of a mapped network drive.
2. Do not give anyone Create rights to the root of a mapped network drive.

Note After you implement this procedure, Autorun features will not be available from network drives.

Prerequisites to disable Autorun capabilities

To disable Autorun capabilities, you must install the following updates:

• Update for Windows XP (KB967715)
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7dbcde3-7814-47c5-849e-e64ecfb35d74
• Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB967715)
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=99423caf-b52b-4ebc-b80c-94ee1ef9f66b
• Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB967715)
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7b866fb7-9bb7-4fce-b395-d0a4ee38a115
• Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB967715)
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32b845ac-7681-468c-812b-2dcebdae9b40
• Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB967715)
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ca802f38-0566-4ac4-8808-6515623c35c5
• Update for Windows 2000 (KB967715)
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3c6039f1-d84d-4294-8457-35aa8b4dcab8
• Windows Vista-based and Windows Server 2008-based systems must have update 950582 (Security bulletin MS08-038) installed to take advantage of the registry key settings that disable Autorun.

After the prerequisites are installed, follow these steps to disable Autorun.