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What I Learned Last Week: In the early '90s, I was writing hip, informative instructions for Windows power users that said, "Add Device=C:\dos\himem.sys and DOS=high, umb and files=40 to your Config.sys file." We said goodbye to configuring Emm386.sys sometime back in 1995. Last week, I learned that in 2007, we've said hello to a whole new world in memory management for Windows Vista and Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn." For example:
Last week here on campus, it was WinHEC Slide Review week, where we read in detail every single slide that will be presented at WinHEC 2007 this May. That's where I learned a lot about the changes deep inside Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn." You probably noticed that some of the topics above don't have hyperlinks--that's because you can't read implementation guidelines in-depth yet, much less get expert advice about how to take advantage of these changes in your drivers and applications. But if you come to WinHEC, you can hear Landy Wang, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, discuss the revolutionary changes that the Windows Kernel team has implemented in Windows memory management. In fact, if you stop by room 409A in the Los Angeles Convention Center for lunch on Tuesday, May 15, you have two hours to ask him to explain these changes in detail.
See you in Los Angeles, May 15-17!
—Annie Pearson
for the WHDC Web team
WHDC After Dark:
Windows Hardware Platform Advances
Microsoft has begun a legacy reduction effort for the ISA bus with changes to Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn." Microsoft expects to fully remove this support with the next major release of the Windows operating system. Microsoft has not identified any customer dependency on this support. Find out more about the changes in new editions of Windows, as well as directions for future removal.
Tips and Community for Windows Driver Developers
Abhishek Ram is the Windows team member responsible for the Plug and Play and power management support for the User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF). He recently reported on his experience in examining how to enable selective suspend and system wakeup in the current UMDF Fx2 sample provided in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
Share your expertise with the community. The WDK documentation on the MSDN Library features MSDN Wiki functionality. The Wiki enables you to post and edit community content on individual documentation pages. Anyone with a Microsoft Passport account or Windows Live ID can post new blocks and edit existing blocks of community content. You can subscribe to an RSS feed of all English-language posts to the MSDN Wiki.
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Craig Rowland's recent posts explain the new methods for obtaining the Device Test Manager through the Windows Logo Kit.
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