how to start

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hi all,
i am vc++ programmer wanted to switch on windows driver
development.i am bit confused about how to start and from where to start.ur
valuable is needed.

Thanks
Nayan

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If you can take a course from one of the excellent firms (OSR the host of
this group is one) that offer classes. Driver development is different
enough that learning it from an expert is good if you can.

You need to have the DDK (Device Driver Kit), if you do not have it you can
get it with the KMDF (Kernel Mode Driver Framework) at
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/wdf/KMDF_pkg.mspx. You will also need
the WinDBG debugger, see
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/debugstart.mspx. To use
WinDBG you will need either two machines (a development and a testbed
system) or a virtualization package to host two environements.

Two excellent sources of infomation are the papers at osronline and
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/. I am biased but I believe a good paper to
get started with is “Getting Started with the Windows Driver Development
Environment”
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/foundation/DrvDev_Intro.mspx.

–
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
http://www.windrvr.com

“nayan kumar” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
> hi all,
> i am vc++ programmer wanted to switch on windows driver
> development.i am bit confused about how to start and from where to
> start.ur valuable is needed.
>
> Thanks
> Nayan
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Fall in Love… Get married! Join FREE!
> http://www.shaadi.com/ptnr.php?ptnr=msnhottag
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>

3

Install DDK from MSDN and read the samples. If something is not clear -
read the MSDN docs.

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

----- Original Message -----
From: “nayan kumar”
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Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: [ntdev] how to start

> hi all,
> i am vc++ programmer wanted to switch on windows driver
> development.i am bit confused about how to start and from where to start.ur
> valuable is needed.
>
> Thanks
> Nayan
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Fall in Love… Get married! Join FREE!
> http://www.shaadi.com/ptnr.php?ptnr=msnhottag
>
>
> —
> Questions? First check the Kernel Driver FAQ at
http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=256
>
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For a really quick start: http://www.catch22.net/tuts/kernel1.asp

— Don Burn wrote:

> If you can take a course from one of the excellent firms (OSR the host of
> this group is one) that offer classes. Driver development is different
> enough that learning it from an expert is good if you can.
>
> You need to have the DDK (Device Driver Kit), if you do not have it you can
> get it with the KMDF (Kernel Mode Driver Framework) at
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/wdf/KMDF_pkg.mspx. You will also need
> the WinDBG debugger, see
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/debugstart.mspx. To use
> WinDBG you will need either two machines (a development and a testbed
> system) or a virtualization package to host two environements.
>
> Two excellent sources of infomation are the papers at osronline and
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/. I am biased but I believe a good paper to
> get started with is “Getting Started with the Windows Driver Development
> Environment”
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/foundation/DrvDev_Intro.mspx.
>
>
> –
> Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
> Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
> http://www.windrvr.com
>
>
>
> “nayan kumar” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
> > hi all,
> > i am vc++ programmer wanted to switch on windows driver
> > development.i am bit confused about how to start and from where to
> > start.ur valuable is needed.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Nayan
> >
> > _______________
> > Fall in Love… Get married! Join FREE!
> > http://www.shaadi.com/ptnr.php?ptnr=msnhottag
> >
> >
>
>
>
> —
> Questions? First check the Kernel Driver FAQ at
> http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=256
>
> To unsubscribe, visit the List Server section of OSR Online at
> http://www.osronline.com/page.cfm?name=ListServer
>


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