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try catch structured exception handling (SEH) ..
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

to further clarify, the use of SEH in a driver should be very limited. if you wrapping all pointer accesses in an SEH block assuming it will throw an exception on an invalid address, this is will...

PCI express card not been recognized on Windows ( XP, server 2003)
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

does it show up in device manager with a ! ? -- Please do not send e-mail directly to this alias. this alias is for newsgroup purposes only. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and...

option of not including precompiled headers in sources file
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments

My sources file doesn't have the directives you've mentioned. "Doron Holan " wrote:

error C1017: invalid integer constant expression
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 0 Comments

The build system is complaining about the error on line 14 of commdlg.h of WDK libraries, which pointed to this line: #if(WINVER >= 0x0500) My question is WINVER isn't declared as anything other than...

Differences between DDK build 3790.1830 and WDK build 6001.18000
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 10 Comments

I tried something like USER_C_FLAGS=/EHsc /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 /DNTDDI_VERSION=0x0600, but the build system is still complaining about another variable such...

Activesync device question
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

The phones are probably either running different versions of Windows Mobile (2003 and earlier acted like serial-over-USB devices, while Windows Mobile 5 and 6 act like RNDIS devices, by default). If...

Device Simulation Framework
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 1 Comments

The Server 2008 WDK works on XP and builds drivers for 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008. I have not used DSF but I do not believe you need to install the WDK on the test machine to get it to...

Reseller INF Update Submission - DTM required?
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 0 Comments

I am trying to create a Driver Update Submission for a driver package that our company is reselling. The only changes are in the INF file, all binaries are unchanged. We have been granted and have...

EngLockSurface and mouse pointer in display driver
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 1 Comments

Hello again. the problem with my mouse pointer has been "solved". I found out two things: 1: I don't have to lock the surface from which I want to copy the data because it is passed into...

can not access a devices created through a miniport
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

I think the problem was that my device was created using IoCreateDevice and not NdisMRegisterDevice. Thanks a lot for your help "Pavel A." wrote:

driver resource confilct in the device manager
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hi, I am working on WDF PCI driver, when i installed new WDF driver, which actually detects, if any old driver is installed, if so, it detects and removes old driver setup, after the removal is...

Language monitor can not read data from some port monitors...
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 1 Comments

Some more information... I added GetLastError() after calling pfnReadPort. For redirected ports, I always got a ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION error code. For 9100 ports, I got ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED. Anyone...

May I use UDF 2.5 driver of Vista or Server 2008 on Server 2003 SP2 ?
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hi I need read/write BD-RE(UDF 2.5) on Server 2003, and i know that Server 2003 does not support it. May i use the UDF 2.5 driver of Vista or Server 2008 on Server 2003? Any ideas? Thanks,

Examine the ALE User ID at the WFP ALE Auth Connect Layer
Posted on May 21st, 2008 | 0 Comments

I have developed a WFP callout that examines data at the ALE AuthConnectV4 layer (FWPM_LAYER_ALE_AUTH_CONNECT_V4). One of the fields available is the user id field...

Single CAT file for multiple INFs
Posted on May 20th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hi, I have a driver package that consists of multiple INFs for different classes (e.g. SCSI Adapter and CD-ROM). The binaries for the same device are different for x86 and x64 but have the same file...

finding out application dependencies;
Posted on May 20th, 2008 | 21 Comments

Thanks Don. On May 20, 1:42 pm, "Don Burn" <b...@stopspam.windrvr.com> wrote:

assessing winusb potential
Posted on May 20th, 2008 | 31 Comments

I cannot understand why Clear Buffer is needed and what is it. I do not remember such command in the spec, so, it is probably some proprietary command of yours. Once more: on bulk writes from host...

WDK MSDN subscription
Posted on May 20th, 2008 | 5 Comments

On May 16, 10:03 am, Bjoern <Bjo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: I searched for WDK today on Connect and it found it. Just my two cents.

USB Function application testing
Posted on May 20th, 2008 | 4 Comments

On May 20, 12:41 am, mooni <mo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: You could create a bus driver that receives the URBs from the Windows- side drivers, and then responds in whatever way your...

driver for Mouse like device
Posted on May 20th, 2008 | 4 Comments

how does the device connect to the PC? via USB? if it is usb, there will be a HID descriptor and if you plug it in, the OS will automatically recognize it and install drivers. d -- Please do not...