IVMFloppyDrive::AttachHostDrive method

[Windows Virtual PC is no longer available for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use the Hyper-V WMI provider (V2).]

Attaches a physical drive on the host to the floppy drive in the virtual machine.

Syntax

HRESULT AttachHostDrive(
  [in] BSTR driveLetter
);

Parameters

driveLetter [in]

The drive letter of the physical floppy drive on the host machine to is to be attached.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Return code/value Description
S_OK
0
The operation was successful.
E_INVALIDARG
0x80000003
The driveLetter parameter is NULL, is not a valid floppy drive, or the given path is empty.
VM_E_VM_UNKNOWN
0xA0040207
The configuration for this virtual machine is not valid or cannot be found.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION
0x80020009
An unexpected error has occurred.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
None supported
End of client support
Windows 7
Product
Windows Virtual PC
Header
VPCCOMInterfaces.h
IID
IID_IVMFloppyDrive is defined as 661abee6-112a-4ed9-babf-3c874969f10e

See also

IVMFloppyDrive