1 -*- outline -*-

     2 

     3 * Which version exist?

     4 

     5  - VxD

     6                 Windows 3.x and Windows 9x

     7  - Windows Driver Model (WDM)

     8                 Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows

     9                 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista (for

    10                 backwards compatibility)

    11  - Windows Driver Foundation (WDF)

    12                 Windows 2000 and later

    13 

    14 * VxD.

    15 

    16 See

    17 

    18   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VxD

    19 

    20 * WDM.

    21 

    22 See

    23 

    24   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Driver_Model

    25 

    26 * WDF.

    27 

    28 See

    29 

    30   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Driver_Foundation

    31 

    32 * Filename extension.

    33 

    34  * VxD

    35     .386 under Windows 3.x

    36     .vxd under Windows 95

    37 

    38 * Tools.

    39 

    40 ** Microsoft DDK.

    41 

    42 *** DevCon.

    43 

    44 Supported device classes:

    45 

    46   cmd> devcon.exe classes

    47 

    48 Which files used by specific driver (with "*" prints list of files for all drivers):

    49 

    50   cmd> devcon.exe driverfiles *

    51 

    52 Device ID (names included):

    53 

    54   cmd> devcon.exe hwids *

    55 

    56 Device status (running/stoped):

    57 

    58   cmd> devcon.exe status *

    59 

    60 ** USB Command Verifier.

    61 

    62 All USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests in order

    63 to gain certification.

    64 

    65   http://www.usb.org/developers/tools/

    66 

    67 * Files.

    68 

    69 ** Windows 98 SE/ME.

    70 

    71 ** Windows NT (2000/XP/2003).

    72 

    73  * .inf

    74    Stored in %Windir%\Inf.

    75  * .pnf

    76    Precompiled INF File. Stored in %Windir%\Inf.