Re[2]: driver load order

Hello Ladislav,

I have been able to open symbolic links to volumes that had no
media ( floppy, cd-rom ), using "\\.


Best regards,
Alex mailto:xxxxx@bitdefender.com

Friday, June 24, 2005, 11:48:10 AM, you wrote:

> When this is done it causes the volume you are accessing (probably the
> boot volume) to mount prematurely. When this occurs the volume is not
> setup with the proper state.

Let me ask one more question - Could I try to open the symbolic link
first to make sure that the volume is mounted and then, If I am able to
open the link, can I expect that the volume has been already properly
mounted ?

L.


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Hello Ladislav,

I have been able to open symbolic links to volumes that had no
media ( floppy, cd-rom ), using “\\.a:”. ( any letter, of
course) The device would open, but it would of course fail
some operations.

Hope it works.

P.S. : sorry for the previous incomplete message, i tend to F2 a lot
while working, to make sure i save my work, except in the mail client
it sends the mail. sorry.


Best regards,
Alex mailto:xxxxx@bitdefender.com

Friday, June 24, 2005, 11:48:10 AM, you wrote:

> When this is done it causes the volume you are accessing (probably the
> boot volume) to mount prematurely. When this occurs the volume is not
> setup with the proper state.

Let me ask one more question - Could I try to open the symbolic link
first to make sure that the volume is mounted and then, If I am able to
open the link, can I expect that the volume has been already properly
mounted ?

L.


Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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> I have been able to open symbolic links to volumes that had no

media ( floppy, cd-rom ), using “\\.a:”. ( any letter, of
course) The device would open, but it would of course fail
some operations.
The most interesting part of the question is “when”?
In DriverEntry of a BOOT_START (filter) driver?
(my guess the answer is “no”).

Regards,
Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: “Alex Carp”
To: “Windows File Systems Devs Interest List”
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 5:06 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [ntfsd] driver load order

> Hello Ladislav,
>
> I have been able to open symbolic links to volumes that had no
> media ( floppy, cd-rom ), using "\\.
>
>
> –
> Best regards,
> Alex mailto:xxxxx@bitdefender.com
>
> Friday, June 24, 2005, 11:48:10 AM, you wrote:
>
>>> When this is done it causes the volume you are accessing (probably the
>>> boot volume) to mount prematurely. When this occurs the volume is not
>>> setup with the proper state.
>
>> Let me ask one more question - Could I try to open the symbolic link
>> first to make sure that the volume is mounted and then, If I am able to
>> open the link, can I expect that the volume has been already properly
>> mounted ?
>
>> L.
>
>
>> —
>> Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
>> https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17
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>
>
>
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