# HG changeset patch # User Oleksandr Gavenko # Date 1463778610 -10800 # Node ID 2d684ac1adf16d90a2a2d0f8f22673cf9a4f2f9f # Parent 67bddd4f9043e2bbffc904e0fc5c2c47381c67f0 dpinst docs. diff -r 67bddd4f9043 -r 2d684ac1adf1 windows-driver.rst --- a/windows-driver.rst Wed May 04 12:55:23 2016 +0300 +++ b/windows-driver.rst Sat May 21 00:10:10 2016 +0300 @@ -136,29 +136,36 @@ How install drivers? ==================== +.. note:: + + If you update any driver in Device Manager backup is created with old driver + under following directory:: + + %windir%\system32\ReinstallBackups + dpinst. ------- -Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx) tools allow installing driver under following -OSes: - - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows 7 - Windows Server 2008 - Windows Vista - Windows Server 2003 - Windows XP - Windows 2000 +Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx) tools allow installing driver starting from +Windows 2000 and onward. It consist from API (from library, DIFxAPI, DIFxApp) and command line tool -(DPInst) which can be found in WDK and their licence allow redistribution. +(``DPInst.exe``) which can be found in WDK and their licence allow +redistribution. - http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/DIFxFAQ.mspx - Information about Driver Install Frameworks Tools - http://msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/magazine/cc302206%28en-us%29.aspx - If you update any drivers in Device Manager - %windir%\system32\ReinstallBackups folder is created with - backups of the old drivers. + https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/Dn653565.aspx + Information about Driver Install Frameworks Tools. + https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff544842.aspx + Driver Package Installer (DPInst). + https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff540184.aspx + Creating a DPInst Installation Package. + https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff544775.aspx + DPInst Command-Line Switches. + https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff548674.aspx + Logging Installation Information and Error Messages. + ``%SystemRoot%\DPINST.LOG``. + https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff553383.aspx + Summary of the DPInst XML Elements. devcon. -------