Get notification when a new drive is connected via USB or other means (C#)

Question

I need to detect when a new drive is plugged into a Windows system through a USB port, firewire port, etc. I am aware of the WM_DEVICECHANGE message, but this requires a win

Answer 1

A windows service should do the trick

Try reworking the CodeProject DriveDetector as a service and you should have what you need