After you test products for the Windows Logo Program, you can submit test logs to the Windows Quality Online Services to qualify for digital signatures for drivers and the Windows Logo Program. To learn more, read Why Get the Windows Logo? After your product qualifies for the logo, you can display the logo on your product packaging and advertising and you can add your product to the Windows Vista Compatibility Center. Drivers that have passed logo program testing can be made available to customers through Windows Update. To submit products for the logo program, follow these steps: 1. Obtain a VeriSign ID and a Winqual account, as described in Logo Program Testing.
2. After completing testing, create submission packages.
To create a submission package, gather product information, test logs, drivers, and other product-related information. You must scan for viruses any files included with the submission. Install the following tools: To learn more: 3. Follow Winqual submission steps to create a submission.
After your product has passed the Logo Program tests, send your log file package to Windows Quality Online Services. After your product has passed the Logo Program tests, send your log file package to Windows Quality Online Services. 4. Check your Winqual submission history to obtain test results.
After WHQL reviews your test log package to determine whether your product has passed testing, a pass or fail notification and a detailed test report are provided. | • | Passing test submissions qualifies you to: | • | Receive the Windows logo for your product. | | • | Receive digitally signed drivers for your product. | | • | Add the product to the Windows Vista Compatibility Center. | | • | Distribute drivers and updates through Windows Update. | | • | Grant product reseller rights to another company. |
| | • | If your test submission fails, you can submit new logs to Winqual for retest after reported failures or omissions are corrected. |
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