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10 Oct 2024 19:23:14 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Simple Windows question  
From: Darren New
Date: 27 Feb 2008 01:47:34
Message: <47c50786$1@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> Thanks for any suggestions to try. Note that \\.\physicaldrive0 doesnt 
>> work. :-)
> 
> Nevermind. The right google term (after 3 days of googling) is "physical 
> drive". That goes to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q100027/ which says 
> \\.\physicaldrive0 should work. I must be doing it wrong.

And then, five minutes later, trying it one last time out of 
frustration, exactly the same as before, it now works. W. T. F??

I guess something had the drive locked or some such, and I wasn't 
getting back particularly informative error messages?

Oh well, I guess I'll see if it works where I really want it to work.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."


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