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May 17, 2011Citrix

Citrix XenApp Disable File Execution From Mapped Drive

By default, the drives on the client system are mapped automatically to drive letters on the server when users log on. The client’s disk drives appear as shared folders with mapped drive letters. These drives are used by Windows Explorer and other applications like any other network drive. In general, XenApp tries to match the client drives to the client drive letters; for example, the client device’s first floppy disk drive to A, the second floppy disk drive to B, the first hard disk partition to C, and so forth. This allows the user to access client drive letters in […]

May 17, 2011Windows Technologies

Surpassing the 26 Drive Letter Limitation in Windows

Windows assigns alphabetical letters to the volumes of storage/hard disk for easier identification and accessibility for the end user. However, what if you have volumes of storage more than 26? Well, to address that Windows made Drive Letters are not the only way of accessing different volumes. Drive Letter Assignment Algorithm: Assign the drive letter A: to the first floppy disk drive (drive 0), and B: to the second floppy disk drive (drive 1). Assign a drive letter, beginning with C: to the first active primary partition recognized upon the first physical hard disk. Assign subsequent drive letters to the […]