checking removable drives

[Chipp Walters]

Hmm,
I'm probably just coming late to the party.

But, you say:
"If an app can't write to its own directory, it must be installed on the 
hard drive and not running from a removable device." <-- TRUE (unless 
it's on a CD-ROM or the removable device is LOCKED)

of course the inverse isn't true:

"If an app can write to it's own directory, it must be running from a 
removable device." <-- NOT TRUE

and I thought you wanted:

"I'd like to be able to determine if an app is running from a removable 
drive."

Two different matters, I think. But, I'm sure I'm missing something.

Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Chipp Walters wrote:
> 
>> Richard,
>>
>> In many situations with managed clients using active directory 
>> domains, writing to the 'Programs Folder' is *not permitted*. This is 
>> particularly a problem in Enterprise and can also be a problem for 
>> 'Guest' users.
>>
>> That is the reason why I use the AppPath or the UserPath method.
> 
> 
> Precisely why the scheme Paul and Bill came up with seems to hold up 
> thus far:
> 
> If an app can't write to its own directory, it must be installed on the 
> hard drive and not running from a removable device.
> 
> 

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Chipp Walters
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