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

You will need to subscribe to RegisterDeviceNotification, and bind it to a service status handle. See also http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/netfxbcl/thread/9ae4478a-1133-44ba-8a1c-3e4be3856e37.

I'm not quite sure how to implement this, has been a long time ago.