Distributing a Driver Package. Windows Update.
authorOleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:12:27 +0300
changeset 642 e1732c85cd1a
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Distributing a Driver Package. Windows Update.
driver-win.rst
--- a/driver-win.rst	Thu Oct 28 13:59:59 2010 +0300
+++ b/driver-win.rst	Thu Oct 28 14:12:27 2010 +0300
@@ -221,3 +221,16 @@
  * Windows XP and Windows 2000: For drivers that have equal rank, date, and version, Windows can select any driver.
 
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff549553.aspx
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+* Distributing a Driver Package.
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+** Windows Update.
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+You can distribute a driver package through the Windows Update program if the driver package:
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+ * Passes the WHQL test program and receives a WHQL release signature.
+ * Qualifies for the Windows Logo program.
+ * Meets additional requirements that ensure that Windows Update can determine the correct driver
+   package for the user's device, can legally distribute it, and can automatically download it.
+
+  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff554874.aspx