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About the Book
Learn to write drivers the easy way—with help from a Windows Driver Model authority.
Microsoft’s new driver model for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 supports Plug and Play, provides power management capabilities, and expands on the driver/minidriver approach. Written by device-driver expert Walter Oney in cooperation with the Windows DDK team, this book provides extensive practical examples, illustrations, advice, and line-by-line analysis of code samples to clarify real-world driver-programming issues. Topics covered include:
• An introduction to the Windows Driver Model architecture
• Programming techniques, including error handling, memory and data-structure management, and registry and file access
• Synchronization and driver development in a multitasking, multiprocessor environment
• Creating and processing I/O request packets
• Taking advantage of Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Plug and Play support
• Techniques for reading from and writing to devices
• Installation and power management
• Creating filter drivers, controlling hardware, and logging errors
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Developing device drivers for the new universal serial bus (USB) architecture
• Installing WDM drivers
• Understanding Windows 98 compatibility
An electronic version of this book is available on the companion CD.
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