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Reading RAW Disc Sectors

I am wondering if there is any way with a .NET language
(preferably VB .NET) to read RAW sectors from a disc such
as a CD-ROM. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Nov 20 '05 #1
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* "Chris Shikenjanski" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> scripsit:
I am wondering if there is any way with a .NET language
(preferably VB .NET) to read RAW sectors from a disc such
as a CD-ROM. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Untested: P/invoke on 'DeviceIOControl'.

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
Nov 20 '05 #2
I'm not sure how they are doing it, but PowerQuest (now part of Symantec) is
apparently doing it in their V2i Protector backup problem.

My understanding is that the program is (a) a .Net program, and (b) does a
sector backup.

Richard Rosenheim

"Chris Shikenjanski" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:18*****************************@phx.gbl...
I am wondering if there is any way with a .NET language
(preferably VB .NET) to read RAW sectors from a disc such
as a CD-ROM. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nov 20 '05 #3
Sniff, sniff, man this thread stinks of potential piracy and copyright
violation.
Hee Hee.
Nov 20 '05 #4

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