Win32 Kernel

Question about firewall
In a firewall program there is an outgoing firewall. This firewall will allow or block access on a per process basis. I would like to know how does the firewall driver (this refers to kernel mode firewall, not user mode which I don't want) know which process is passing the packets to/from it. Thanks. ... 21 Jul 2006 11:09

IRP and Cancel Lock
Hi All, In my WDM driver, I am queuing the IRPs and completes them when an interseting events comes. To keep the IRP I am using the LIST_ENTRY method as typedef struct _IRPQUEUEENTRY { LIST_ENTRY Head; UINT8 u8Port; //Identify which IRP to complete PIRP pIrp; }IRPQUEUEENTRY, *PIRPQUEUEENTRY; I am keep... 25 Jul 2006 10:48

Question about sdelete from sysinternals
This program can erase file names from ntfs. Aparently, the way to do it is to rename every file 26 time - once for each letter of the alphabet. So for example, if a file is called foo.bar we need to rename is aaa.aaa bbb.bbb ccc.ccc etc ... zzz.zzz What I would like to ask is why does this work, what are we try... 15 Jul 2006 14:27

CDB for SCSI Commands
Hello, can anybody tell me where I can find CDB (Command Descriptor Block) standarts for some ATAPI-7 Commands? ( I know it can be 6,8,10,12 and 16 bytes, but it's not enought. I tried to find something in DDK and IFS Kit 2003 but didn't found a lot, just some scsi commands like inquiry and some audio CD atapi ... 11 Jul 2006 05:29

MmRemovePhysicalMemory
Has any body used this function MmRemovePhysicalMemory ? it can be run in kernel mode , i used it in Device driver . i am able to compile it, when i run it , it gives me c00000bb error please help me out ... 9 Jul 2006 14:46

GetDriveType returns wrong type
User mode question, just hoping for competent audience here... When I call GetDriveType with a device path like \\?\USBSTOR#DISK&VEN_SANDISK&PROD_U3_CRUZER_MICRO&REV_2.15#.... then it returns DRIVE_CDROM for CD-ROMs and DRIVE_FIXED for fixed drive. But for removable drive it does not return DRIVE_REMOVABLE, ... 10 Jul 2006 06:20

How to get orignianl file name
Anyone can help me, I want to know the original name of the file. Thanks & Regards, Manish ... 8 Jul 2006 10:39

Window system class atoms
I've recently discovered that the class atoms for some of the system window classes correspond directly to their class name. For example, the following system window classes have the numeric equivalent atom as their class name minus the # character: Class Name Class Atom Menu "#32768" ... 27 Jun 2006 13:39

Joystick Device Driver (WDM)
I would like to write a device driver that takes serial input (from custom hardware connected to the PC via COM1) that looks like a joystick as far as Windows is concerned. I've done a couple of PCI device drivers in the past but I'm a bit stumped on this one. Does anyone have ideas where I might look for ... 19 Jun 2006 02:59

Process Exit Codes
Hi, I know how to get process exit codes programmatically (GetExitCodeProcess). But now I need to understand where Windows keeps this exit codes; there should be some storage. Shouldn't it? In other words, may I (as a regular Windows user - not a programmer) look up exit code of a given process? Than... 16 Jun 2006 08:38