From: "Bryan Kemp" <bryankemp AT austin DOT rr DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Be passing Windows HDD driver (WAS Re: Boot sectors and partition tables)
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:32:58 -0000
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depends on the version of windows. since the windows 9x variants run on top
of dos, you can simply issue what ever dos commands by calling the with a
system or shell command, However since winnt doesn't allow direct access to
the hard drive, you may have more trouble with it.
-bryan
Duane Atly <aelp AT mail DOT com> wrote in message
news:3890db83_6 AT goliath DOT newsfeeds DOT com...
> 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/
> > >View full sig at http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/sig.html
> > >Comment on story ideas at http://home1.gte.net/frodo/quickjot.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
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