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Re: Need help with writing drive property

From	GS <gs@somewhere.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.visual.misc, microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion
Subject	Re: Need help with writing drive property
Date	2011-05-21 19:35 -0400
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Mayayana wrote :
> According to the help, the StatusInfo property
> of Win32_DiskDrive is read-only. I don't see any
> properties that are R/W other than setting a
> volume name. Why not just save a file to the
> root folder?

Thanks Mayayana! I'm not saving files and so your obvious suggestion 
doesn't apply.

I was looking for a way to let users choose a removeable drive to 
install an app that requires portable licensing to work with the USB 
device. I already have a working solution for USB memstiks (Removeable 
Disk) but now I need to add USB external drives (Local Fixed Disk).

What I've come up with so far is to list all drives via Win32_DiskDrive 
with InterfaceType "USB". Problem now is to get the selected drive's 
Drive letter. Any suggestions?

-- 
Garry

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Need help with writing drive property GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-21 16:54 -0400
  Re: Need help with writing drive property "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-05-21 19:10 -0400
    Re: Need help with writing drive property GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-21 19:35 -0400
      Re: Need help with writing drive property "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-05-21 23:27 -0400
        Re: Need help with writing drive property GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 00:49 -0400
          Re: Need help with writing drive property GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 00:58 -0400
        Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 02:07 -0400
          Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2011-05-22 09:02 -0400
            Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 14:29 -0400
              Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2011-05-22 17:01 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 18:28 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 18:29 -0400
                Re: [OT] Bolding text. Dee Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-05-23 10:54 +0100
                Re: [OT] Bolding text. "Jim Mack" <no-uce-ube@mdxi.com> - 2011-05-23 09:33 -0400
                Re: [OT] Bolding text. Helmut_Meukel <Helmut_Meukel@bn-hof.invalid> - 2011-05-23 17:48 +0200
                Re: [OT] Bolding text. Helmut_Meukel <Helmut_Meukel@bn-hof.invalid> - 2011-05-23 18:00 +0200
                Re: [OT] Bolding text. Dee Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-05-24 10:44 +0100
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2011-05-23 08:51 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-23 10:48 -0400
          Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-05-22 09:23 -0400
            Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 14:36 -0400
            Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 14:49 -0400
            Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 16:26 -0400
              Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-05-22 18:29 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 18:33 -0400
              Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-05-22 18:36 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 18:49 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-05-22 20:48 -0400
                Re: Need help with writing drive property: Possible solution GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-22 21:30 -0400
  Re: Need help with writing drive property "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2011-05-21 19:42 -0400
    Re: Need help with writing drive property GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-21 20:14 -0400
  Re: Need help with writing drive property - Final Approach GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2011-05-23 13:20 -0400

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