Archived White Papers

The papers listed here are archived, to allow access to information related to earlier versions of Windows operating systems. The information in these papers has not been validated or updated since original publication.

Accelerated Graphics Port Archives

	Recommendations for AGP 3.x Capability Register Design
	Universal Accelerated Graphics Port (UAGP)

ACPI / Power Management Archives

	ACPI Notify Codes for ACPI Source Language
	Advanced Power Management v. 1.2
	APM Support for Windows 2000 Professional
	APM Theory of Operation for Windows
	BIOS and Hibernate Issues for FAT32 File System
	Building S4OS Hibernate-Capable PCs for Windows Me
	Designing Games to Run on Power-Managed Comupters
	Device Wake-up for OnNow and Windows 98
	GPE Routing for Windows
	Hot-Swapping Device Support and ACPI
	I/O Ports Blocked from BIOS AML
	OnNow and the Evolution of the PC Platform
	OnNow Device Power Management
	OnNow Pow. Mgmt. Architecture for Applications
	OnNow Power Management and WDM
	PCI IRQ Routing on a Multiprocessor ACPI System
	Power Management for Network Devices
	Removable Devices and Windows
	Suspend/Resume and Windows 95 OSR 2
	System State-to-Device State Mappings (SxD)
	VCOMM Port Driver Power Management Interface
	Windows 98 Retail Upgrade for ACPI Systems
	Windows Native Processor Performance Control
	Windows Power Management
	Windows Support for Portable Computers

Audio Archives

	AC 97 and AMR Plug and Play Design
	Analog Audio Classification Using Device Impedance
	Audio Device Performance and Windows XP: Best Practices for Drivers
	Audio Driver Support for the WMA Pro-over-S/PDIF Format
	DirectKS Sample Application
	DRM for Audio Drivers
	Ensuring CD-ROM Digital Audio Quality under Windows 98
	Future of Digital Music in Windows
	Getting Started with WDM Audio Drivers
	Implementing Speakerphone-Quality Audio on Computers
	Introduction to Digital Audio
	Kernel Mixer and WDM Architecture
	Non-PCM Wave Formats and WDM Audio Drivers
	Testing Proves Quality of WDM Game Emulation
	Wave Filters and WDM Audio Drivers
	WDM Audio Drivers
	Windows and Red Book Audio

CardBus / PC Card Archives

	CardBus Controllers and Windows
	CardBus I/O Resource Windows in Windows Vista
	CardBus Wakeup Events and Windows 2000
	Design Guidelines for PC Card and CardBus
	IRP Parameters for PCMCIA-Based Devices: IRP_MN_FILTER_RESOURCE_REQUIREMENTS
	Legacy PCI Interrupt Routing and CardBus in Windows
	PC Card Voltage Requirements for Windows
	PCI-to-PCI Bridges and CardBus Controllers on Windows
	PCMCIA IRQ Routing on Windows XP
	VS Pins and PC Card for Windows

Display Archives

	Binary Surface Support and Image Filtering
	Caution for Display Driver Dependencies on Windows 9x GDI
	ClearType Font Technology and LCD Displays
	Color Management and Windows: An Introduction
	Color Management Concepts
	Colorspace Interchange Using sRGB
	Compatibility Testing Requirements for Display Drivers
	GDI+: Next-Generation Graphics Device Interface
	Implementing Custom Refresh Rates in Win 95/98
	Implementing Display Control Panel Extensions in Win95/98
	LCD/Monitor Switching on ACPI Notebooks with Windows 98
	MetaData in Image Files and GDI+
	Mobile System Displays and Windows
	Multiple-Monitor Support with Onboard Display Adapters for Windows 98
	PCI Express FAQ for Graphics
	Point Sprite Implementation in Microsoft DirectX 8
	sRGB Color Management Case Studies
	WinColorKit: Windows Color Quality Test Kit for Device OEMs
	Write-Combining Memory in Video Miniport Drivers
	Windows Millennium Hibernate Feature

Driver Archives

	Archive: Driver Install Frameworks Tools v.2.01
	Driver Install Frameworks Tools 2.0
	Analyze Driver Performance
	Creating Windows INF Files
	Device Driver INF Guidelines for Windows XP
	Driver Protection List for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
	DriverVer INF File Directive for Windows
	File Source and Target in Windows INFs
	InteractiveInstall and Windows Device Driver Installation
	Kernel Enhancements for Windows XP
	Low Pool Memory and Windows XP
	Personalized Icons for Devices on Windows XP
	PREfast with Driver-Specific Rules
	WDM: Introduction to Windows Driver Model
	When to Write WDM Class Drivers
	Windows 2000 Device Driver Installation
	Windows Driver Model (WDM) Technology
	Writing Drivers for Reliability, Robustness and Fault Tolerant Systems [WinHEC 2002 paper]

DVD Archives

	DVD and DirectShow
	DVD and Microsoft Operating Systems
	DVD Multifunction Devices: Avoiding Multiple Logical Unit Devices
	Image Mastering API (IMAPI) [V.0.9; 93 KB]
	Required Commands for Writable CD/DVD Devices

Fast Boot Archives

Building Fast-Booting PCs for Windows Me

Infrared Archives

	Connecting Windows and Non-Windows Devices with IrDA
	Infrared Extensions to NDIS

Input / HID Archives

	Buttons for USB HID Devices
	Compatibility of Type 2 Pointing Devices with MS IntelliMouse
	Developing HID Minidrivers for Non-USB Devices for Windows 98
	Enhanced Keyboards and Windows
	Hardware IDs for HID Devices
	Hardware IDs for Mobile PC Input Devices
	HID Audio Controls and Windows
	HID Game Controllers and DirectInput
	HID System Devices, DirectInput, and Windows
	HID v. 1.0 Draft #4 Compliance
	Input Device Drivers and Windows
	Key Support, Keyboard Scan Codes, and Windows
	Mouse Wheel Support and Windows 98
	Pointer Ballistics for Windows XP
	Scan Code Mapper for Windows
	Support for USB and Legacy Keyboards and Mice
	Windows and the 5-Button Wheel Mouse
	Windows SideShow Device SDK for .NET Micro Framework v1.4

Legacy Free / Legacy Reduced Archives

	ACPI Specification Changes for Legacy Free
	Debug Port Specification
	Legacy vs. Legacy-Free Interfaces
	Legacy-Free Hardware and BIOS Requirements
	Targeting the Audiences for New PC Designs
	Windows and the Market for Non-Legacy Interfaces

Modem Archives

	Modem Diagnostics
	Modem Support for Windows 95
	OEM Caution for Preinstalling Dialup Services
	Standard Modem Command Sets and INFs
	WDM Software Modem Design Guidelines

Networking / Wirelesss Archives

	5GHz Wireless Meetings
	Choosing a WAN Miniport Driver Model
	GPRS Auto-Configuration in Wireless Wide Area Networks
	High Performance Network Adapters and Drivers
	IEEE 802.11 Networks and Windows XP
	IPv6 Support in Home Routers
	Native 802.11 Framework for IEEE 802.11 Networks
	NDIS 5.0 and ATM Support in Windows
	NDIS 5.0 Overview
	Network INF Format for Windows
	Network Infrastructure Device Implementer’s Guide
	Networked Audio Visual Device Support for Windows
	Networking over IrDA in Windows XP
	New INF Platform Extension for 64-bit Versions of Windows XP
	Porting Miniport Drivers to NDIS 6.0
	QoS: Assigning Priority in IEEE 802-style Networks
	Quality of Service and DOCSIS Networks
	Quality of Service and DSL Network Solutions
	Recommendations for IEEE 802.11 Access Points
	Remote NDIS and Windows
	Scalable Networking: Eliminating the Receive Processing Bottleneck—Introducing RSS [160 KB]
	Supporting Broadband Configuration during Windows Me OOBE
	System Area Network (SAN)
	Unimodem Diagnostics Command Reference Specification
	USB Remote NDIS Devices and Windows
	WiFi Protected Access Overview
	Windows Media Connect Device Design Considerations
	Windows Network Drivers
	Wireless Communications and Windows
	Writing Great Network Drivers for Windows

PC Design Archives

	FAQ for SDG v.1
	Guidelines for Bus and Device Specifications
	Legacy Design and Non-ACPI Systems
	Legacy Plug and Play Guidelines
	Network PC System Design Guidelines
	Server Design FAQ
	Windows Hardware Instrumentation Implementation Guidelines (WHIIG)
	Windows Home Concept

PCI Archives

	Interrupt Architecture Enhancements in Windows
	PCI Express and Windows
	PCI Express FAQ for Graphics
	PCI IRQ Routing on a Multiprocessor ACPI System
	PCI IRQ Routing Table Specification
	PCI Multi-Level Rebalance in Windows Vista
	PCI Power Management and Device Drivers
	PCI Subsystem IDs and PCI-to-PCI Bridge Devices
	PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express FAQ
	PCI-to-PCI Bridges and CardBus Controllers on Windows
	PIIXA and IRQ Routing for OSR 2
	Shared Interrupts in PCI Device Drivers
	Specification for Use of PCI IDs with Windows
	Supporting Subtractive PCI-to-PCI Bridges in Windows
	PCI Express Update for Windows [WinHEC 2005; 462 KB]

Plug and Play Archives

	Creating ISA Plug and Play Device IDs
	Guidelines for Handling Plug and Play IRPs
	Hardware Design for Surprise Removal
	IDs and Serial Numbers for ISA Plug and Play
	Legacy I/O Removal to Advance the PC Architecture
	Plug and Play BIOS Functionality and MS Win 95
	Plug and Play for Windows 2000 and Windows XP
	Removable Devices and Windows
	Requirements for the Generic Bus Driver Model
	What's New for Plug and Play in the Windows XP DDK
	Windows 2000 and Unreported Memory from Option ROMs
	Windows XP and Surprise Removal of Hardware

Print Archives

	Designing Multifunction Devices for Windows Operating Systems
	GPD Creation for Unidrv 5
	How to Update Printer Drivers Supported in Windows
	IEEE 1394 Printers, SBP-2, and the SCSI-2 Command Set
	Multifunction Printer Design Recommendations
	Redistributing USB Printing Solutions for Windows 98
	USB Printers and Windows
	Windows NT 4.0 Installation of Printer Drivers with Device Information Files
	Printer Driver Setup and 64-bit Implications [690 KB]

Server Archives

	Application Software Considerations for NUMA-Based Systems
	Multiprocessor Wakeup and Intel PIIX4
	Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Driver Program Overview

Streaming Devices Archives

	DVD Region Selection in Windows
	Functional Specification for De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion in DirectX VA
	Optimizing Video Quality for Windows XP Media Center Edition
	Quality Windows Audio-Video Experience - qWave
	Windows Kernel Streaming Architecture

Still Imaging Archives

	Building a Site for Web Publishing and Print Ordering
	Digital Still Camera Support
	Exposing Enhanced Functionality for Scanners
	Migrating TWAIN drivers to WIA
	Security-related Best Practices for WIA Driver Development
	Still Image Architecture and Windows 2000
	Still Image Connectivity for Windows (WIA)
	WDM Still Image Architecture
	WIA Architecture
	WIA Device Drivers Shipping in Windows Millennium Edition
	WIA Drivers in Windows XP
	Writing WIA Drivers for Windows 64-bit Edition for Extended Processors
	WinColor Overview and sRGB Reference Image [1.3 MB]

Storage Archives

	BIOS Settings for Native-Mode-Capable ATA Controllers
	BIOS Support for 120-MB Floptical Drives
	Booting from Alternate Devices
	Booting in a Non-MS-DOS Environment for Windows Me Failure Recovery
	Changes for Vendor-provided Storage Drivers Loaded Using F6
	Discontinued Support for IP over 1394
	Disk Subsystem Performance Analysis for Windows
	DMA Mode for ATA/ATAPI Devices in Windows XP
	Eliminating Phantom Floppy Disk Drives under Windows 95/98/Me
	Enabling IDE DMA on Windows-based Systems
	FAT32 File System for Windows
	Local File Systems for Windows
	Monolithic Storage Drivers and Windows
	PC Storage Directions
	Recommendations for Booting Windows from USB Storage Devices
	Removable Storage Management and Windows
	Serial ATA in the Microsoft Operating System Environment
	Windows 95 and Windows NT SMART IOCTL API Specification
	Media Status Notification Support Specification, Version 1.03 (44 KB)

TV and Broadcast Archives

	Converging Computer and Television Image Portrayal
	FOURCC for Video Compression
	Microsoft TV Technologies
	Spatial Oversampling: Why HD0 Broadcasting Makes Sense
	Temporal Rate Conversion
	TV / Broadcast Driver Architecture
	VPE and Video Capture Products

USB and 1394 Archives

	1394 Open HCI 1.1: What's New
	Discontinued Support for IP over 1394
	Extension Unit Plug-ins for USB Video Class Devices
	FAQ for USB Storage Support in Windows
	IEEE 1394 and the Windows Platform
	IEEE 1394 Printers, SBP-2, and the SCSI-2 Command Set
	IEEE 1394 Storage Road Map
	Platform Compatibility for USB Boot Devices
	Power Management of USB Host Controllers
	Redistributing USB Printing Solutions for Windows 98
	Support for USB Interface Association Descriptor in Windows
	USB and Game Devices
	USB Support on Windows 98
	USB-to-Legacy Mapper Products
	1394 Open Host Controller Interface Specification, 1.1

Video Capture Archives

	biHeight and Video Formats in DirectShow
	Designing Video Capture Boards for Media Center PC
	Digital Video Application Compatibility with IEEE 1394 and USB Devices
	Digital Video Camcorder Support in Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000
	DV Video Data and AVI Files
	FOURCC for Video Compression
	Half-Line Implications with Video and VBI Data
	I2C Interface Support in Windows
	Navigating to WDM Video Capture
	Optimizing Video Quality for Windows XP Media Center Edition
	PC Video Synchronization and Playback
	Quality Windows Audio-Video Experience - qWave
	USBCamD Differences Betweeen Windows 98 and Windows 2000
	VfW-to-WDM Mapper to Support Analog Solutions
	VPE and Video Capture Products
	WDM Video Capture Cancel Routine for Stream Class Minidrivers

Windows File Protection Archives

	Disk Subsystem Performance Analysis for Windows
	Potential issues involved in updating Windows NT IFS drivers to Windows 2000 How to migrate file system filter drivers from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000.
	Windows File Protection and Windows

Windows XP System Performance

	Benchmarking on Windows XP
	Fast System Startup for PCs Running Windows XP
	Key Benefits of the I/O APIC
	The Importance of Implementing APIC-Based Interrupt Subsystems on Uniprocessor PCs

Wireless Networking Archive

Native 802.11 Framework for IEEE 802.11 Networks

WMI Archives

	WMI and CIM Concepts and Terminology
	WMI Driver Testing for Windows 9x
	WMI Support for SMART Drives

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