Where can I find the latest DDK and KMDF for download? All I can find is WDK_SRVB3_final.iso but I am unable to install that on my system. I am running Windows 2000.
Sorry, but for quite a while you have needed a system with at least XP on
it to install the DDK or WDK. Think about upgrading your development
system, since so you can use current tools.
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Website: http://www.windrvr.com
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> Where can I find the latest DDK and KMDF for download? All I can find is
> WDK_SRVB3_final.iso but I am unable to install that on my system. I am
> running Windows 2000.
>
Once I do that what should I be downloading? Is it the Windows Driver Kit RTM (Vista)? I can’t seem to find anything besides this and the Beta DDK.
Unfortunately I don’t think you can install the current WDK that supports
KMDF on Windows 2000, although it can be used on Windows XP to build a
driver that works with Windows 2000. The latest version you can install is
the Windows 2003 SP1 DDK, which did not provide support for KMDF, though it
supports the WDM driver model which can be used to build drivers on anything
since Windows 98, albeit with a much steeper learning curve than KMDF.
Check out this for Windows 2000 support.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/Win2k_install.mspx
I have KMDF 1.1 and DDK 3790.1830 on my Windows 2000 machine. I was just curious where to find the latest stable version and what OS I need to be running.
Well if you have KMDF 1.1, don’t uninstall it because you can’t even get
KMDF 1.1 anymore. If you uninstall it you wont be able to compile any KMDF
drivers on Windows 2000 because the only KMDF download available now is 1.5
in the WDF which won’t install on Windows 2000.
You have the latest that you can currently get for a Windows 2000 machine I
believe. 3790.1830 is the Windows 2003 SP1 DDK. If you have a machine with
Windows XP or higher the release version is the Windows Vista RTM version
available via the Windows Logo Kit program at connect.microsoft.com and the
latest beta version is the Windows Longhorn Beta 3 version (which is much
smaller than the Windows Vista RTM version because it doesn’t include the
logo kit in the same download). Both of those will install on Windows XP
and they are both version 6001 something or other.
If you want to run some of the driver testing tools that are part of the
Windows Logo Kit in the Vista RTM I think you need two machines, one with
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or higher and another with Wiindows XP or higher.
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>I have KMDF 1.1 and DDK 3790.1830 on my Windows 2000 machine. I was just
>curious where to find the latest stable version and what OS I need to be
>running.
>
If you want to evaluate the latest tools I think you can download Windows
Server 2008 beta from right now at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/bb383571.aspx (free) and get the
Windows Longhorn Beta 3 WDK by signing up for the Windows Logo Kit program
(free) at connect.microsoft.com.
If you are going to buy a new OS for development, I’d suggest one of the
Windows Vista versions since it has an advanced security model that you
can’t really debug or understand while using a Windows XP machine. You may
make perfectly functional drivers for Windows XP that won’t work on Vista
because of that more advanced security.
To get the WDK see http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx
this tells you how to do it. I would definitely upgrade from KMDF 1.1,
since the freamwerk keeps getting better.
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Website: http://www.windrvr.com
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>I have KMDF 1.1 and DDK 3790.1830 on my Windows 2000 machine. I was just
>curious where to find the latest stable version and what OS I need to be
>running.
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Unless you have an MSDN subscription I don’t think you can down load it.
The last URL I saw for the WDK requires an MSDN login.
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> Once I do that what should I be downloading? Is it the Windows Driver Kit
> RTM (Vista)? I can’t seem to find anything besides this and the Beta DDK.
>
Gary,
Not the case, it is free on Microsoft Connect, the link I posted
earlier http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx tells you
how to get on to connect to get it.
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> Unless you have an MSDN subscription I don’t think you can down load it.
> The last URL I saw for the WDK requires an MSDN login.
>
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> The personal opinion of
> Gary G. Little
>
> wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>> Once I do that what should I be downloading? Is it the Windows Driver
>> Kit RTM (Vista)? I can’t seem to find anything besides this and the
>> Beta DDK.
>>
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>
>
Yes, that is true, but I believe you have to request and be accepted to get
into Connect.
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> Gary,
>
> Not the case, it is free on Microsoft Connect, the link I posted
> earlier http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx tells you
> how to get on to connect to get it.
>
>
> –
> Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
> Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
> Website: http://www.windrvr.com
> Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr
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> “Gary G. Little” wrote in message
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>> Unless you have an MSDN subscription I don’t think you can down load it.
>> The last URL I saw for the WDK requires an MSDN login.
>>
>> –
>> The personal opinion of
>> Gary G. Little
>>
>> wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>>> Once I do that what should I be downloading? Is it the Windows Driver
>>> Kit RTM (Vista)? I can’t seem to find anything besides this and the
>>> Beta DDK.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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They aren’t hand-selecting people to approve or deny access to the WDK (or
the vast majority of the other projects) at Microsoft Connect, although they
do have that capability. For the WDK/WLK connection you are accepted
automatically as soon as you sign up for it I am pretty sure. You do have
to sign up for Microsoft Connect and provide them with some basic info about
your programming background and interests to help them understand who their
audience is and what their needs are for product development and you do have
to provide a valid email address.
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> Yes, that is true, but I believe you have to request and be accepted to
> get into Connect.