Thread: USB arrival detector

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    USB arrival detector

    I'm testing a code that i found on Internet which detects cd-rom arrival. Now i want to change it in order to detect removable disk arrival.

    This is the condition but it doesn't work
    Code:
    q.Condition = @"TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_LogicalDisk' and TargetInstance.DriveType = 2"

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    What is q?

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    q is a WqlEventQuery Class

    Try changing this:

    Code:
    q.Condition = @"TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_LogicalDisk' and TargetInstance.DriveType = 2"
    to this:

    Code:
    q.Condition = @"TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_USBControllerdevice'";

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