anyone willing to share working code to open and read a file (read - only) in kernel mode. i need to be able to open and read (for copying) specific files that are not usually accessible. i have been told kernel mode is the way to go.

take a look at: ftp://ftp.dmares.com/pub/batch\_files/DISKNO.C it is something i have used. however, you have to compile it as a 16 bit DOS command line program. it should run under a Win98 DOS box. currently it only works on IDE chaing 0 and 1. if you have plugin cards like Promise cards, it is not set to those addresses. i got this code from a friend, don't totally understand it at this point. if you modify it to be more generic as to IDE drive number, i would appreciate the cleaned up code. it won't compile or work on W2k or XP. dmares@dmares.com

need (preferably) straight C code to retreive document properties from a microsoft word document. C++ is OK. but prefer C. i have been looking at other versions, and can't get my head around the various snippets of code published. would like complete functionality. thanks in advance.