Re: Using CiderPress to copy a volume image to a card formatted for Windows...

[fadden <fadden@android.com>]

On Feb 15, 9:33 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> But I don't expect the card to enforce the protection.  I think it
> was Vista that was the policeman.  I know that it takes a dim view
> of any attempt to modify the MBR--perhaps even for a non-bootable
> volume.

My thought was that Vista sees a valid partition map and decides to go
into DiskCop mode.  Formatting it in a digital camera might wipe out
the partition map, so the next time you present the card to Vista it
just sees a block device with a basic structure and stays relaxed.

The only reason for using a camera is that it's easy to slip the card
in and select "format".  Other options might involve rebooting or
typing stuff. :-)  I wasn't sure if the camera's formatter would do
quite the right thing though (i.e. format without a partition map in
block 128, and zero out block 128).