Can we load/unload WDM driver without reboot ?

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| Hi

I wrote a WDM filter driver. To load or unload the driver I need to reboot the machine. Is it possible to load or unload it without reboot ?

Regards,
Pankaj

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Hi,

when were u load or unload u donot require any reboot in windows if the
driver is getting installed properly…

jaggi

On Dec 4, 2007 5:14 PM, pankaj kale wrote:

> Hi
>
> I wrote a WDM filter driver. To load or unload the driver I need to reboot
> the machine. Is it possible to load or unload it without reboot ?
>
> Regards,
> Pankaj
>
>
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| Hi

I am not clear about what you are saying

Let me describe the scenario in detail

1  I wrote a volume filter driver
2  To load it in memory through inf file or manually registry change, I need to reboot the machine
3 To unload it once its loaded in memory, I need to remove registry key and then reboot the machine

Is there any way,  I can load/unload my volume filter without reboot ?
Regards,
Pankaj

— On Tue, 4/12/07, Jagadish Hadimani wrote:

From: Jagadish Hadimani
Subject: Re: [ntdev] Can we load/unload WDM driver without reboot ?
To: “Windows System Software Devs Interest List”
Date:
Tuesday, 4 December, 2007, 5:21 PM

Hi,

when were u load or unload u donot require any reboot in windows if the driver is getting installed properly…

jaggi

On Dec 4, 2007 5:14 PM, pankaj kale <
xxxxx@yahoo.co.in> wrote:


Hi

I wrote a WDM filter driver. To load or unload the driver I need to reboot the machine. Is it possible to load or unload it without reboot ?

Regards,
Pankaj



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Generally a pnp filter driver can only be unloaded if all the devices it is
filtering can also be disabled (removed.) If you are filtering disk volumes
such as the boot device, that is not going to happen and your volume filter
driver can only be unloaded by rebooting the machine.

On Dec 4, 2007 7:09 AM, pankaj kale wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am not clear about what you are saying
>
> Let me describe the scenario in detail
>
> 1 I wrote a volume filter driver
> 2 To load it in memory through inf file or manually registry change, I
> need to reboot the machine
> 3 To unload it once its loaded in memory, I need to remove registry key
> and then reboot the machine
>
> Is there any way, I can load/unload my volume filter without reboot ?
> Regards,
> Pankaj
>
> — On *Tue, 4/12/07, Jagadish Hadimani *wrote:
>
> From: Jagadish Hadimani
> Subject: Re: [ntdev] Can we load/unload WDM driver without reboot ?
> To: “Windows System Software Devs Interest List”
> Date: Tuesday, 4 December, 2007, 5:21 PM
>
>
> Hi,
>
> when were u load or unload u donot require any reboot in windows if the
> driver is getting installed properly…
>
> jaggi
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2007 5:14 PM, pankaj kale < xxxxx@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I wrote a WDM filter driver. To load or unload the driver I need to
> > reboot the machine. Is it possible to load or unload it without reboot ?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Pankaj
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
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Thanks Mark

— On Tue, 4/12/07, Mark Roddy wrote:

From: Mark Roddy
Subject: Re: [ntdev] Can we load/unload WDM driver without reboot ?
To: “Windows System Software Devs Interest List”
Date: Tuesday, 4 December, 2007, 5:54 PM

Generally a pnp filter driver can only be unloaded if all the devices it is filtering can also be disabled (removed.) If you are filtering disk volumes such as the boot device, that is not going to happen and your volume filter driver can only be unloaded by rebooting the machine.

On Dec 4, 2007 7:09 AM, pankaj kale <xxxxx@yahoo.co.in> wrote:









Hi

I am not clear about what you are saying

Let me describe the scenario in detail

1 I wrote a volume filter driver
2 To load it in memory through inf file or manually registry change, I need to reboot the machine

3 To unload it once its loaded in memory, I need to remove registry key and then reboot the machine

Is there any way, I can load/unload my volume filter without reboot ?
Regards,
Pankaj

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Tue, 4/12/07, Jagadish Hadimani <xxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Jagadish Hadimani <xxxxx@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [ntdev] Can we load/unload WDM driver without reboot ?
To: “Windows System Software Devs Interest List” <xxxxx@lists.osr.com>
Date: Tuesday, 4 December, 2007, 5:21 PM







Hi,

when were u load or unload u donot require any reboot in windows if the driver is getting installed properly…

jaggi

On Dec 4, 2007 5:14 PM, pankaj kale < xxxxx@yahoo.co.in> wrote:









Hi

I wrote a WDM filter driver. To load or unload the driver I need to reboot the machine. Is it possible to load or unload it without reboot ?

Regards,
Pankaj




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You must shut down (“disable” in Device Manager) all PnP stacks where your
driver is participating.

If one of the stacks is the boot disk stack - then reboot is your only
chance.

–
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

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Hi

I wrote a WDM filter driver. To load or unload the driver I need to
reboot the machine. Is it possible to load or unload it without reboot ?

Regards,
Pankaj

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If you dont have an option other than reboot, try using VMware or Microsoft
Virtual PC. That should make your life smoother!

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Regards,
T.V.Gokul.

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| Thanks to all for clearing my doubt

— On Wed, 5/12/07, gokultv ece wrote:

From: gokultv ece
Subject: Re: [ntdev] Can we load/unload WDM driver without reboot ?
To: “Windows System Software Devs Interest List”
Date: Wednesday, 5 December, 2007, 10:06 AM

If you dont have an option other than reboot, try using VMware or Microsoft Virtual PC. That should make your life smoother!

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Regards,
T.V.Gokul…

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