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New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:00 pm
by dibor
Hello guys.
I have virtual drive P: that was create by subst command.
Old 5.73 PB can see and open files from this drive, but new PB 6.03_x64 doesn't see drive P: when I try to open any file by "File" -> "Open".
Any ideas?
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:31 pm
by fryquez
Subst drives are session based.
If you create them as admin than only programs with admin rights can see them.
And vice-versa if you create them as normal user.
mapped-drives-not-available-from-elevated-command
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:38 pm
by dibor
Hi.
I run PB as admin, anyway I do not see virtual drive.
With PB 5.73 I do not see any problem, if it runs as user or admin - I see virtual drive
Any changes in UAC or registry doesn't helps
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:52 pm
by Kuron
Are you using 64 bit version of 5.73?
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:53 pm
by dibor
Kuron wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:52 pm
Are you using 64 bit version of 5.73?
No, I tried with x86 version
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:55 pm
by Kuron
Perhaps the issue is 64bit related? You could rule that out by trying the 64 bit version of 5.73.
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:10 pm
by dibor
Yes, this is issue of 64bit version.
Have install PB6.03 x86 and I can see virtual drive
Any solution?
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:13 pm
by Kuron
No solution, but I seem to remember I quit using virtual drives many years ago due to some odd 64bit quirk.
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:18 pm
by Kuron
Perhaps try:
https://www.no-nonsens.nl/win-subst/
It says that 32bit is no longer supported. Hopefully it will work for 64 bit?
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:58 pm
by spikey
This is weird - it works fine for me on Windows 11 and PB6.03. I use persistent substitutions via the registry though - I wonder if that makes a difference. (See
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/top ... 26218a1a23 if you've not used registry files before).
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REGEDIT4
; Add a persistent drive substitution.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices]
"P:"="\\??\\C:\\Path\\To\\Projects"
; Remove a persistent drive substitution.
; "P:"=-
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:00 pm
by Kuron
Some info here along with a couple of other utilities:
https://superuser.com/questions/217561/ ... 7-explorer
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:22 am
by BarryG
dibor wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:00 pmPB 6.03_x64 doesn't see drive P: when I try to open any file by "File" -> "Open"
Works here for me.
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:21 pm
by blueb
I'm using ImDisk Toolkit (x64), and have for years with no issues.
This tool will let you mount image files of hard drive, cd-rom or floppy, and create one or several ramdisks with various parameters.
This all-in-one package includes the ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver (2.1.1), the DiscUtils library that extends the number of supported image file formats, and adds several GUIs and features.
64-bit: https://sourceforge.net/project ... Tk-x64.zip
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:41 pm
by dibor
Hi.
Tried with this software - same result, PB x64 do not see virtual drive.
Only PB x64 IDE doesn't see virtual drive, all others programs can.
Do not understand
Re: New IDE doesn't "see" virtual drive
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:49 am
by BarryG
dibor wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:41 pmOnly PB x64 IDE doesn't see virtual drive, all others programs can.
Try disabling your anti-virus to see if that's the cause.