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Re: CD sector r/w

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From: Andrue Cope [TeamB]
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:19
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB) wrote:

> > trying to scan the disk for scratches (bad areas/tracks...)
> 
> You need to use DeviceIoControl() in order to access sectors and
> tracks directly.

Not on Windows NT and higher thankfully :)

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