Drive detection stuff

[Steven Edwards]

Hi Andres,

--- Andreas Mohr <andi at rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de> wrote:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/kmarch/hh/kmarch/PlugPlay_289c8080-9400-4cd0-9d44-d637210e8567.xml.asp
> and maybe
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;867819
> for how Windows does drive letter assignment (drive notification)
> 
> Are you sure the apps get notified, too?
> ISTR XP doesn't automatically update the Explorer view after you have
> plugged in a USB stick, or maybe I'm wrong?

I think the umpnpmgr.exe in windows takes care of all of this for the applications and explorer
using the APIs you listed. I don't know how we would really fit in the Windows design here.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/kmarch/pnpcomp.wmf

Thanks
Steven



	
		
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