From: "Duane Atly" <aelp AT mail DOT com>
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Subject: Be passing Windows HDD driver (WAS Re: Boot sectors and partition tables)
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 16:01:04 -0800
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Is there a "good clean" way of going around Windows to look at the partition
table (or even issue Drive Cmds?)

Just wondering.

Skyler

Alec Ford <alecford AT clear DOT net DOT nz> wrote in message
news:Y0oj4.560$Ow2 DOT 5945 AT news DOT clear DOT net DOT nz...
> Download the help files that come with the Ranish partition manager:
>
> http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/
>
> and the Microsoft FAT specification released last year:
>
> http://209.67.75.168/hardware/fatgendown.htm
>
> They will tell you all you need to know (except maybe details of MBR
> records) and more.
>
> Then all you will have to do is battle with direct disk reads under
various
> versions of DOS/WIndows
>
> Alec Ford
>
> Damian Yerrick wrote in message
> <7c6p8sccsimi62b7el2pfkid1qd4dfvnrf AT 4ax DOT com>...
> >On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 07:41:35 GMT, "Bryan Kemp" <bryankemp AT mytalk DOT com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>I was curious if anyone has any knowledge in the areas of boot sectors
and
> >>partition tables. I need to write a utility to read these areas and
check
> >>them to make certain the information is put down correctly.
> >
> >The friendly folks in comp.os.msdos.programmer may be able to help
> >you. (xpost added)
> >
> >--
> >Damian Yerrick  http://yerricde.tripod.com/
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