Driver Installation for 32-bit and 64-bit Platforms
Updated: March 20, 2009
If your hardware device will be installed on both 32-bit platforms and 64-bit platforms, you must provide a native driver package for each platform. You can, however, use a single 32-bit installer to install either driver package. This paper provides information about how to use a 32-bit installation program to install either 32-bit or 64-bit drivers for the Windows family of operating systems.
This information applies for the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
Windows XP
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
For up-to-date information, see “Device Installation Design Guide” in the WDK documentation.
Included in this white paper:
| • | Installation Considerations for 64-bit Platforms |
| • | Driver Installation Packages for 32-bit and 64-bit Platforms | • | Driver Packages | | • | DPInst Installation Packages | | • | Driver Package Installers | | • | MSI Installation Packages with DIFxApp |
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| • | Examples | • | Launching the Correct Version of DPInst from an Installer | | • | Launching the Correct Version of DPInst from a Command Script |
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