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Hi,
i want to read partion table.

Actualy i had used abread() .But WinXP Dosent give permition to do so.

Can u tell me solution.
Or any function in any other laguage like VC.
Sep 10 '07 #1
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weaknessforcats
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Windows will not let you into the guts of the disc. You have to use Win32 API calls.

If you could get tio the disc directly, you have a hacker's paradise.
Sep 10 '07 #2

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