In server 2008 r2 i cant prevent access to extra drive letters(apart from a,b,c,d) via gpo

in server 2008 r2 i want to prevent access to extra drives like g,h,i,j drives via GPO i have been able to successfully hide these extra drives but not able to prevent access to restrict them i have hidden these extra drive letters via code pasting
with hidedrives.adm file on right clicking adminstrative templates in GPO and adding templates but i dont know the code for preventing access to drives. HELP me need this fast

Hi Manish,
Based on your description, we can try enabling the following policy:
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer\
Prevent access to drives from My Computer
If we enable this policy, users cannot view the contents of the selected drives in My Computer and Windows Explorer. Also, they cannot use the
Run dialog box, the Map Network Drive dialog box, or the Dir command to view the directories on these drives.
However, this policy does not prevent users from using programs to access local and network drives. And, it does not prevent them from using the Disk Management snap-in to
view and change drive characteristics.
Regarding this policy, the following article can be referred to for more information.
Prevent access to drives from My Computer
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc978514.aspx
Best regards,
Frank Shen

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