how to install mini-filter without inf

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Hello,

I started playing with a file-system mini-filter driver and I’m wondering if it is possible to install it without using an .inf file. The documentation doesn’t mention anything about this so I assume it is not, but I wanted to check.

Thanks.

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> I started playing with a file-system mini-filter driver and I’m

wondering if it is possible to install it without using an .inf file.
The documentation doesn’t mention anything about this so I assume it is
not, but I wanted to check.

Have you considered typing www.google.com in your browser and searching for
it?
I could very well tell you the exact APIs to install the driver, but again
this forum is for asking “REAL” file system questions.

Option 1:

  1. Open your favorite web browser.
  2. Type www.google.com
  3. Search and get results.

Option 2:

For those of us who like to get cooked up material, look at the samples of
WDK (the general ones) to see how it is done.

Option 3:
Read SDK documentation.

I might have sounded rude, but I would suggest to take it as an advice to do
some research before posting, otherwise you will face a lot of problems when
the REAL issues come up!

Regards,
Ayush Gupta
AI Consulting

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Hi,

I know about the CreateService API but I don’t think that is enough. The .inf specifies some additional information (like altitude, class, class guid, etc) which can’t be specified by calling that function. I could create those entries myself using RegSetValueEx. I just wanted to know if this is a viable option.

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> Hi,

I know about the CreateService API but I don’t think that is enough.
The .inf specifies some additional information (like altitude, class,
class guid, etc) which can’t be specified by calling that function. I
could create those entries myself using RegSetValueEx. I just wanted to
know if this is a viable option.

Yes, it can be used. And after that create the registry entries by registry
APIs.

Regards,
Ayush Gupta
AI Consulting

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The real question is why do you think you want to do this?

–
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DKD)
Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr

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OK, thank you.