Disk Partition...........

Is it poosible to make a partition permanently invisible & lock so that
if virus attacks or any other problem arrise it doesn't effect that
partiton n i easily store my important office data...


--
bunnyhina

If a partition was perminently invisible it would'nt be useable.
You should have backups of data, and if its that critical, several backups,
created with differing apps on seperate media, that is external to your PC,
all of which should be recoverable to any other PC or o/s

"bunnyhina" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Is it poosible to make a partition permanently invisible & lock so that
> if virus attacks or any other problem arrise it doesn't effect that
> partiton n i easily store my important office data...
>
>
> --
> bunnyhina

Hi bunnyhina,

You can use third party tools, but the Vista built in utility also works.

Open Command Prompt as Administrator
run utility:
diskpart
select disk 0 ; 0 is the first drive etc
list part ; show partitions available on the disk
select part 2 ; unlike disks, partitions are numbered from 1 etc
setid id=17 OVERRIDE ; ID 17 is hidden partition
exit ; Exits Diskpart utility

To reveal the partition again,
Open Command Prompt as Administrator
run utility:
diskpart
select disk 0 ; 0 is the first drive etc
list part ; show partitions available on the disk
select part 2 ; unlike disks, partitions are numbered from 1 etc
setid id=07 OVERRIDE ; ID 07 is standard NTFS partitioon. 04 is FAT16, 0B
is FAT32 etc
exit

You may put these commands in a text file (yourscriptfile.txt) and run
diskpart from a batch file:
diskpart /s yourscriptfile.txt

The list of partition types is available on:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...90(VS.85).aspx
or you can use your favorite Internet search.


"bunnyhina" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Is it poosible to make a partition permanently invisible & lock so that
> if virus attacks or any other problem arrise it doesn't effect that
> partiton n i easily store my important office data...
>
>
> --
> bunnyhina

If the O/P is using a partition to store important office data I don't think
he/she would want to go through what you suggest. Office data changes
frequently.

But then, I may be wrong.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Dusko Savatovic" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi bunnyhina,
>
> You can use third party tools, but the Vista built in utility also works.
>
> Open Command Prompt as Administrator
> run utility:
> diskpart
> select disk 0 ; 0 is the first drive etc
> list part ; show partitions available on the disk
> select part 2 ; unlike disks, partitions are numbered from 1 etc
> setid id=17 OVERRIDE ; ID 17 is hidden partition
> exit ; Exits Diskpart utility
>
> To reveal the partition again,
> Open Command Prompt as Administrator
> run utility:
> diskpart
> select disk 0 ; 0 is the first drive etc
> list part ; show partitions available on the disk
> select part 2 ; unlike disks, partitions are numbered from 1 etc
> setid id=07 OVERRIDE ; ID 07 is standard NTFS partitioon. 04 is FAT16,
> 0B is FAT32 etc
> exit
>
> You may put these commands in a text file (yourscriptfile.txt) and run
> diskpart from a batch file:
> diskpart /s yourscriptfile.txt
>
> The list of partition types is available on:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...90(VS.85).aspx
> or you can use your favorite Internet search.
>
>
> "bunnyhina" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Is it poosible to make a partition permanently invisible & lock so that
>> if virus attacks or any other problem arrise it doesn't effect that
>> partiton n i easily store my important office data...
>>
>>
>> --
>> bunnyhina
>

On Wed, 27 May 2009 14:52:03 -0500, bunnyhina
<> wrote:

>
>Is it poosible to make a partition permanently invisible & lock so that
>if virus attacks or any other problem arrise it doesn't effect that
>partiton n i easily store my important office data...

External hard drive ?

Thanx......Dusko Savatovic


--
bunnyhina

On Thu, 28 May 2009 16:52:02 +0300, TheBiG wrote:

> Richard Urban wrote:
>> If the O/P is using a partition to store important office data I don't
>> think he/she would want to go through what you suggest. Office data
>> changes frequently.
>>
>> But then, I may be wrong.
>>
>
>
>
> Back up to DVD - ROM
>
> ROM = Read Only Memory (after its burned) no virus can get in

ROM = Read Only Memory. You can't write to it. Period. So you just plain
*can't* back up to it...

Back up to DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, or CD-RW. Or a USB
external hard drive. Or tape, even.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 28 May 2009 16:52:02 +0300, TheBiG wrote:
>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> If the O/P is using a partition to store important office data I don't
>>> think he/she would want to go through what you suggest. Office data
>>> changes frequently.
>>>
>>> But then, I may be wrong.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Back up to DVD - ROM
>>
>> ROM = Read Only Memory (after its burned) no virus can get in
>
> ROM = Read Only Memory. You can't write to it. Period. So you just plain
> *can't* back up to it...
>
> Back up to DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, or CD-RW. Or a USB
> external hard drive. Or tape, even.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Ah, but you forget... you can write to DVD-ROM at least once, otherwise
there would be nothing there worth reading.

On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:55:39 -0400, Tae Song wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Thu, 28 May 2009 16:52:02 +0300, TheBiG wrote:
>>
>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>> If the O/P is using a partition to store important office data I don't
>>>> think he/she would want to go through what you suggest. Office data
>>>> changes frequently.
>>>>
>>>> But then, I may be wrong.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Back up to DVD - ROM
>>>
>>> ROM = Read Only Memory (after its burned) no virus can get in
>>
>> ROM = Read Only Memory. You can't write to it. Period. So you just plain
>> *can't* back up to it...
>>
>> Back up to DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, or CD-RW. Or a USB
>> external hard drive. Or tape, even.
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
>
> Ah, but you forget... you can write to DVD-ROM at least once, otherwise
> there would be nothing there worth reading.

No, *you* forget. DVD-ROMs are printed (actually stamped and plated) at the
factory.

Please recall that in the context of this thread, "writing" means writing
data from a computer onto an optical disk which is in a drive on a computer
(or attached to one)...

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
news:tw7i14ueyb8u.w8yv6eww7l6w$....
> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:55:39 -0400, Tae Song wrote:
>
>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On Thu, 28 May 2009 16:52:02 +0300, TheBiG wrote:
>>>
>>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>>> If the O/P is using a partition to store important office data I don't
>>>>> think he/she would want to go through what you suggest. Office data
>>>>> changes frequently.
>>>>>
>>>>> But then, I may be wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Back up to DVD - ROM
>>>>
>>>> ROM = Read Only Memory (after its burned) no virus can get in
>>>
>>> ROM = Read Only Memory. You can't write to it. Period. So you just plain
>>> *can't* back up to it...
>>>
>>> Back up to DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, or CD-RW. Or a
>>> USB
>>> external hard drive. Or tape, even.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
>>
>> Ah, but you forget... you can write to DVD-ROM at least once, otherwise
>> there would be nothing there worth reading.
>
> No, *you* forget. DVD-ROMs are printed (actually stamped and plated) at
> the
> factory.
>
> Please recall that in the context of this thread, "writing" means writing
> data from a computer onto an optical disk which is in a drive on a
> computer
> (or attached to one)...
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom


Print your name, write your name... you're right, I can't believe I couldn't
tell difference.