Kernel mode driver

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Hi,
Will a kernel mode driver be installed as a driver service? Is this is the way all kernel mode drivers are? Is there a way to load the driver from a running process without doing the above mechanism?

I found a good kernel mode driver stuff on the net by james antogonio. Is there a book on driver programming? Also any other good resources are welcome.

Thanks

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> Will a kernel mode driver be installed as a driver service?

Yes.

Is this is the way all kernel mode drivers are?

Yes.

Is there a way to load the driver from a running process without doing the
above mechanism?

No.

Is there a book on driver programming?

Yes. Walter Oney’s.

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

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Then why is the APCDrv not getting listed in the Administrative
tools ->services.

What should I do to make it visible there?
Also That means when I do a DeviceIOControl(…), there will be a IPC
communication happening between the process calling it to the kernel mode
driver(service) for getting the job done.

What are non-WDM kernel mode drivers?

Thanks

“Maxim S. Shatskih” wrote in message
news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>> Will a kernel mode driver be installed as a driver service?
>
> Yes.
>
>>Is this is the way all kernel mode drivers are?
>
> Yes.
>
>>Is there a way to load the driver from a running process without doing the
> above mechanism?
>
> No.
>
>>Is there a book on driver programming?
>
> Yes. Walter Oney’s.
>
> Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
> StorageCraft Corporation
> xxxxx@storagecraft.com
> http://www.storagecraft.com
>
>