[pchelpers] Re: Invisible drive headache

Scott McNay wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 11:12:49 PM, you wrote:
> 
> JD> A search revealed that it is possible to hide drives in this area
> JD> by adjusting the registry (details here)
> JD> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/148/
> 
> JD> I need you to put your thinking caps on please and tell me what
> JD> you come up with RSVP.
> 
> You'd have to make the changes in your own registry for it to be
> hidden.
> 
> RIGHT-click on My Computer, and select Manage. Click on Disk
> Management, and you'll see what Windows thinks of the physical drive.
> Be careful not to make changes here, as Windows does things "by the
> book", and any changes will probably result in you not being able to
> make backups. You'll need more specialized tools to repair problems
> here.
> 
That's the irony of it. I never attempted to hide drives that way 
before. The installation of XP is a couple of weeks old. There has been 
no playing with registry apart from running registry mechanic to repair 
it. Regedit says there are no "NoDrives" values in the registry. The 
only other thought I can offer is that windows 2000 server may have 
encrypted the disk, which means I can only back it up by running it on 
the original machine (probably). If there is a chance to do what you 
suggest, I will.

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