-*- outline -*-

* Which version exist?

 - VxD
                Windows 3.x and Windows 9x
 - Windows Driver Model (WDM)
                Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows
                2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista (for
                backwards compatibility)
 - Windows Driver Foundation (WDF)
                Windows 2000 and later

* VxD.

See

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

* WDM.

See

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

* WDF.

See

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

* Filename extension.

 * VxD
    .386 under Windows 3.x
    .vxd under Windows 95

* Tools.

** Msinfo32.exe

Windows XP/2003 System Information Tool.

See

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308549

** Sysinternals.

*** WinObj.

Winobj is a program that lets you browse the Windows NT Object Manager
namespace.

** devtree.

The DeviceTree V2.12 utility is a Windows XP/Server 2003 utility written by
OSR, that allows the user the ability to display the drivers and devices
loaded in 2 different views. The first view Driver View the user sees a list
of all the drivers loaded in kernel mode and all the devices that those
drivers have created. In the second view PnP View the user sees a list of all
the devices in the system from that of Plug and Play Manager (PnP).

** Microsoft DDK.

*** DevCon.

Supported device classes:

  cmd> devcon.exe classes

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

  cmd> devcon.exe driverfiles *

Device ID (names included):

  cmd> devcon.exe hwids *

Device status (running/stoped):

  cmd> devcon.exe status *

** USB Command Verifier.

All USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests in order
to gain certification.

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

* Files.

** Windows 98 SE/ME.

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

 * .inf
   Stored in %Windir%\Inf.
 * .pnf
   Precompiled INF File. Stored in %Windir%\Inf.

* Driver type.

** CDC.

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837637
                How to use or to reference the Usbser.sys driver from
                universal serial bus (USB) modem .inf files.

* Driver class.

See

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791134.aspx
                System-Supplied Device Setup Classes