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Q252678: INFO: No API to Programmatically Manipulate Disk Partitions

Article: Q252678
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 24-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
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SUMMARY
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Developers may encounter application designs that aim to use program code to
create or delete partitions on dynamic disks under Windows 2000.

Currently, there is no API available to perform these operations using program
code.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbinfo

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