Here's a quote from "Inside Windows 2000" that should put Winlogon and "\??\" questions to rest: "One place in which the executive uses symbolic link objects is in translating MS-DOS-style device names into Windows 2000 internal device names. In Win32, a user refers to floppy and hard disk drives using the names A:, B:, C:, and so on. Moreover, the user can add pseudo drive names with the subst (substitute) command or by mapping a drive letter to a network share. Once they are created, these drive names must be visible to all processes on the system. The Win32 subsystem makes drive letters protected, global data by placing them in the object manager namespace under the \?? object directory. (Prior to Windows NT 4, this directory was named \DosDevices; it was renamed \?? for performance reasons--that name places it first alphabetically.) When the user or an application creates a new drive letter, the Win32 subsystem adds another object under the \?? object directory." Take care, Dave David Moisan, N1KGH ARES/SKYWARN dmoisanat_private Invisible Disability: http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/invisible_disability.html ATS-909 FAQ: http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/faqs/sangean/ats909faq.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Pre>Lose another weekend managing your IDS? Take back your personal time. 15-day free trial of StillSecure Border Guard.</Pre> <A href="http://www.securityfocus.com/stillsecure"> http://www.securityfocus.com/stillsecure </A>
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