IFS Kit - Installable File System Kit
This is the home page for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Installable File System (IFS) Kit, a developer's kit for the kernel mode file system and file system filter driver models. This kit provides the interfaces for developers to write file systems and file system filters for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. Order the IFS Kit for Windows Server 2003 SP1
The Windows 2000 IFS Kit. The Windows 2000 IFS kit is obsolete, and updated functionality is available via the Server 2003 SP1 IFS kit. The RDR issue is fixed in Windows Server 2003 IFS kit. Please see above for information on ordering. Porting to Windows 2000. To help migrate file system filter drivers from Porting Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, see the Porting from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 document, which summarizes the main areas. Porting to Windows XP. To help migrate file system filter drivers from Windows 2000 to Windows XP, see Updating Windows 2000 IFS Drivers to Windows XP. For Assistance. To ask a technical question about developing file system/filter drivers, join and use the Mailing List. To send feedback or comment about the kit, see the Feedback page. Reparse. For the subset of file system filter drivers which use Reparse Points, use the Reparse Point Tag request form to obtain an ID for your driver. Training for IFS Developers. OSR provides a "Developing File Systems for Windows" seminar that addresses issues related to developing file systems and file system filter drivers. OSR is providing this training to licensees of the IFS Kit at a significant discount. For information, see the OSR web site. |  |
