Device Drivers

Problem with checked kernel on Windows 2003 Server SP1
Hi, I usually install release OS's then use /KERNEL= /HAL= boot.ini option to run checked kernel/hal to test my drivers. This worked fine all the way up to 2003 Server, but it is failing on 2K3 Standard Server with SP1. During boot it fails with message "Windows could not start because the following file is mis... 20 Sep 2005 14:54

how to create a virtual drive by a code
Any WIN32 API or driver interface allows to create a new drive letter based on a selected folder ? Thanks -Gary ... 15 Sep 2005 06:07

Application compiled with Win2K/XP DDK works fine. But doesnt work with WIN98 DDK
Hi, I got a requirement to develop an application which checks the status of NIC card, enables or disables it. I used SetupDi..., Cm_Get_Devnode_Status_Ex, Getadapterinfo api for this purpose and compiled with Windows DDK 2k/xp on VC6. They worked perfectly on Windows 2k/XP machines :) The probblem started wh... 17 Sep 2005 13:12

Spooler context
Hi NG, during development and testing of my printer driver which is based on MS plotter, I discovered that with XP Prof SP1 the spooler is running under the context of "system" user. With XP Prof SP2 and W2K SP4 the spooler is running under the logged on user account. I determined this by using "GetUserName(... 21 Sep 2005 09:57

where to find a sample RNDIS driver code
Is there any sample source code for RNDIS driver available either free or for purchase ? ... 9 Sep 2005 15:25

PCL5e and PCL6
Hello, anybodies knows what is the difference between PCL5 and PCL6? Thanks Keshav ... 11 Sep 2005 23:43

NdisMIndicateReceivePacket from ProtocolReceive problem
I'm extending the passthru example to create an IM-driver that redirects sent/received packets. Everything works well when using NDIS 5.1 and the ProtocolReceivePacket but I run into problems using NDIS 4.0 and ProtocolReceive. In the ProtocolReceive I get the original packet with NdisGetReceivedPacket which w... 9 Sep 2005 06:06

USB Imaging Device Driver
Hi, We are using an OmniVision imaging board, that uses the 3620 chip, which is bridged by a Cypress board. I am fairly new to device drivers and not sure what i need to do to implement a device driver that will treat this board as an imaging board. I need to be able to use DirectX to stream video and captu... 9 Sep 2005 23:39

uninstall mirror display driver
I have seen the same question posted over and over, but haven't found a definitive answer yet: If I mimic the remove sample in the XP DDK, I still need to reboot to get my mirror driver out of memory. Is there a way to do this that does not require a reboot? Forgive me if this is elementary. Thanks, Tim ... 5 Sep 2005 13:57

Vista SCSI driver
has anyone had any luck loading the HP 6i SCSi driver for this? Does the Server2003 version work? I've had no success getting setup to recognize it! Help, s'il vous plait! ... 7 Sep 2005 01:05