dpinst docs.
authorOleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
Sat, 21 May 2016 00:10:10 +0300
changeset 1960 2d684ac1adf1
parent 1953 67bddd4f9043
child 1961 4389c77690f6
dpinst docs.
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.
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