Developing Drivers with the Windows Driver Foundation (Pro Developer)

Overview

Drivers must be installed before they can be used-either by the developer to test and debug the driver or by the end user who wants to use the related device. The procedures for installing a driver are distinctly different from those that are used to install applications.

This chapter discusses how to create a WDF installation package-including driver signatures-and how to install the package.

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Tools and files

 

WDF co-installer DLLS

%wdk%\redist\wdf

Stampinf.exe

%wdk%\bin\<amd64|ia64|i386>

Samples

 

Fx2_Driver INF file

%wdk%\build\src\umdf\usb\fx2_driver

Osrusbfx2 INF file

%wdk%\build\src\kmdf\osrusbfx2

WDK documentation

 

Device Installation Design Guide

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79351

Installing a Framework-based Driver

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79352

Installing UMDF Drivers

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79345

Other

 

Driver Installation white papers on the WHDC Web site

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79354

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