Here's an easy step by step procedure how to hide any partition/drive

1. Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".A DOS window will appear with following discription.DISKPART>

2. Then type "list volume"The result will look like : ------Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info--------------- --- -------- ---- ------ ---- ------ ----Volume 0 F CD-ROMVolume 1 C Window_XP NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy SystemVolume 2 D Softwares NTFS Partition 8000MB HealthyVolume 3 E Songs NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

3. Suppose u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3". Then amessage will appear in same winwods { Volume 3 is the selectedvolume}

4. Now type "remove letter E". Now a message will come { DiskpartRemoved the Drive letter }sometime it requires the reboot the computer. Diskpart will remove theletter. Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkownvolume.Your Data is safe now from all unauthorised users. To access thecontent of hidden Drive repeat the process mentioned above. But in4th step replace " remove" to "assign" i mean type "assign letter E"
Good Luck

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