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> >
> > Morning from Canada,
> > Maybe this is an option for you..... that is hide the volume so it cannot be
> > seen at all and this is no cost and is right in the operating system.
> > Here’s how:
> >
> > 1. First open Command Prompt (Start>Run>Type “cmd” without the quotes)
> >
> > 2. On the flushing cursor type “diskpart” (again without the quotes) Note: Wait for the Diskpart> and the flushing cursor to appear, usually it takes 5 seconds.
> >
> > 3. After the Diskpart> appears, type “list volume” (no quotes ok). It will then show all the drive in your computer including optical drives.
> >
> > 4. Select the drive you like to hide, for example using my system configuration, I want to hide drive d: then I’ll just type “select volume 3” (excluding the quotes). This varies depending on your system configuration.
> >
> > 5. After that, type “remove letter D” (again without the quotes). Then exit command prompt.
> >
> > Your drive now is hidden, don’t worry its not been deleted of formatted, we just hide it. So if you want to see your drive again just follow the following.
> >
> > To unhide the partition, repeat the steps 1-4 and on step 5 type “assign drive D” (ok again without the quote).
> >
> > That’s all; your drive now is not hidden.
> >
> >
> > Now if you wanted to have some fun wrap this with VFP code and behind some
> > password protection and you have this automated and password protected.
> >
> > Pete from the Great White North. (Only in Canada, ay.) Over and Out ...
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> Excellent!
>
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> A cup of coffee, keeps my problems at bay. (coffee)
From the Great White North of Canada,
There are a wopping bunch of undocumented commands that simply do not come up at all or not frequently.
The trick is to know your OS well but where Microsoft is concerned a lot is not really documented well.
I was very surprised to get soo many ratings from this thread that I thought was common knowledge.
Pete from the Great White North. (Only in Canada, ay.) Over and Out ...