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Getting the NT system directory from within a driver on NT
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Does anyone know how to do this? In fact, all I want to actually get is the
device name of the drive on which the Windows NT system directory resides.
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device name of the drive on which the Windows NT system directory resides.
Regards,
i.
Ivan Lewis-Coker
Software Developer
AppSense Technologies
Europa Way
Bird Hall Lane
Cheadle Heath
Stockport
SK3 0WY
Tel: +44 (0) 161 610 4200
Fax:+44 (0) 161 610 4242
email: [email protected]
www: http://www.appsense.net
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Comments
Query the contents of the symbolic link object named
"\SystemRoot" using ZwOpenSymbolicLinkObject and
ZwQuerySymbolicLinkObject native API calls. The
contents of the symbolic link contains the complete
path such as \Device\HardDisk0\Partition0\WINNT.
-Prasad
--- [email protected] wrote:
> Does anyone know how to do this? In fact, all I want
> to actually get is the
> device name of the drive on which the Windows NT
> system directory resides.
>
> Regards,
>
> i.
>
> Ivan Lewis-Coker
> Software Developer
> AppSense Technologies
> Europa Way
> Bird Hall Lane
> Cheadle Heath
> Stockport
> SK3 0WY
>
> Tel: +44 (0) 161 610 4200
> Fax:+44 (0) 161 610 4242
>
> email: [email protected]
> www: http://www.appsense.net
>
>
>
>
> CONFIDENTIAL
> The contents of this email and any attachments may
> be
> confidential. It is intended for the named
> recipient(s).
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> sender
> immediately and do not disclose the contents to any
> other
> person or make any copies.
>
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=====
Prasad S. Dabak
Director of Engineering, Windows NT/2000 Division
Cybermedia Software Private Limited
http://www.cybermedia.co.in
Co-author of the book "Undocumented Windows NT"
ISBN 0764545698
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