91. How Do I Hide The Drives On My PC

If you have numerous people using your pc you may only want them to have access to applications rather than be able to see the content of all available drives. To hide drives proceed as follows:

NOTE

Before making any changes to the registry it is recommended that you make a backup copy of your registry. (see 62. How do I backup the Registry in Windows XP ).

Click the Start button.
From the Start menu click Run.
In the Run dialogue box type: regedit and press OK.
The Registry Editor Window will now open.
Navigate to the following Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Right click on Explorer and, from the drop down menu, click on DWORD value.
A new value box will appear in the right pane. Rename this value: NoDrives.
Right click on the new NoDrives option and select Modify from the drop down menu.
In the Modify value box type the following value: 67108863 and then press OK.
Finally Exit from the Windows registry.