Drive Toys
Disk Drive Utilities for Windows and Windows NT
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by Daniel Di Bacco
Copyright (c)1997 Dinxware
Please refer to the file DRIVETOY.DOC for more complete information
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Contents
1. Features
2. Distribution
3. Installation
4. Contacting the Author
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1. Features
The Drive Toys feature two disk-related utilities for Windows and
Windows NT: DriveMenu and DriveX.
DriveMenu:
"DriveMenu" is utility that allows quick access to any drive on the
system (local or network) by means of an icon on the Windows taskbar.
It features a "Start"-style menu with icons to make recognition easier,
and there are several options to allow the user to customize the menu.
DriveX:
"DriveX" is a shell extension that adds two additional pages to the
Properties dialog for disk drives.
The "Volume Information" page contains detailed information about the
selected drive including the volume serial number, compression state,
cluster size, number of used clusters, number of free clusters, etc.
Normally, you'd have to run Windows' ScanDisk or run CHKDSK from the
command prompt to get this information.
The "File System" page reports the file system used on the selected
volume and displays the most significant characteristics of the file
system.
On partitions that use the FAT file system, you can let DriveX perform a
storage efficiency analysis which shows how much of your drive is
actually occupied by data, and how much "slack" (unusable space due to
cluster size) the drive has. The results are clearly presented in the
familiar "pie chart" format.
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2. Distribution
The Drive Toys are FREEWARE. You may use them absolutely free for as long
as you like. The author does, however, retain all rights to the software.
You may make any number of exact copies of the original software and
accompanying documentation and freely distribute these copies on disk or
via electronic means. The copies must include the following files,
unmodified and in their entirety:
File Size in bytes Description
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DRIVEMNU.EXE 39,936 DriveMenu executable file
DRIVEMNU.HLP 7,612 Help file providing context
help for the DriveMenu
Properties dialog
DRIVEMNU.INF 2,104 Setup information file
for installing DriveMenu
DRIVEX.DLL 84,992 DriveX Shell Extension
Dynamic Link Library
DRIVEX.HLP 9,859 Help file providing context
help for the Drive
Properties pages
DRIVEX.INF 2,223 Setup information file
for installing DriveX
DRIVETOY.DOC 30,720 Documentation file in
Word 6.0/WordPad format
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3. Installation
System Requirements:
Windows: a 386 PC (or better) running
Windows 95 or higher
Windows NT: a 486 PC (or better) running
Windows NT 4.0 or higher
Installation:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMPORTANT ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The installation of the Drive Toys is described in detail in the file
DRIVETOY.DOC, a document which can be viewed with WordPad or Word for
Windows 6.0 (or higher). Please follow the procedures outlined in this
document carefully to ensure proper installation of the software.
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6. Contacting the Author
Feedback is always welcome. If you'd like to comment on the program,
submit suggestions for future releases or if you'd like to report
a bug you've found, you can contact me at either of the e-mail
addresses below:
dd@dinx.franken.de
dibacco@wiinf.uni-wuerzburg.de
or by postal mail:
Daniel Di Bacco
Dinxware
Huttenstr. 12
D-97072 Wuerzburg
Germany
Enjoy the Drive Toys!
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.