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Checking a drive for usability

I know what my drive type is, e.g. cd rom or removable media.
Is there a way to query the drive to see if it contains media, and one step
further, whether it is writeable.
This applies for any removeable drive, and CD drives.

Thanks

Tony
Nov 15 '05 #1
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