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From: devolder@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Eric DeVolder)
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Subject: Re: Need to disable A: and B:
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Date: 26 Nov 90 16:47:11 GMT
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In article <11754@hubcap.clemson.edu> chrisb@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris Behrens) writes:
>The setup:  I run a computer lab on campus which is clobbered by the
>Stoned and Ping Pong viruses. I want to create a startup program which
>will allow the user to be able to use a diskette or not. I want to
>disable the disk drive if they don't want to use it because the only to
>use it will be to have their disk scanned for viruses. 
>
>Is there a program/utility which will allow me to disable the disk
>drive ??? (A: and B: are in the same physical drive)
>I guess it should not allow reading from or writing to the drive. That
>would help.
>I have checked all the pertinent directories at Simtel/WUArchive and
>have found nothing with a description to fit the need.
>
>Thank You. 
>Chris Behrens
>ChrisB@Hubcap.Clemson.Edu
> 

Yes!  There is now a program available to do this!!  I wrote it this weekend,
and I have tested it under msdos 3.3 and msdos 4.0 and above.  It is a simple
program called RmDriv that will disable (and enable) any disk drive.  If you
are interested, let me know.  Hopefully, if i get alot of response, I'll see
if I can post it to simtel.