KMDF / UMDF / WinUSB - Which operating systems are supported?

NTDEV
1

Which operating systems are supported by KMDF, UMDF, and WinUSB? I need
to build a driver that works on Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003. Can I use KMDF, UMDF, or WinUSB to build my driver? I had
read that WinUSB isn’t supported on Windows Server 2003. Is that true?
Is that also true for KMDF and UMDF?

2

KMDF supports all your required OSs. Winusb/UMDF support XP and Vista.
So, if the deciding factor is WS03 support, KMDF is the solution for you

d

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Subject: [ntdev] KMDF / UMDF / WinUSB - Which operating systems are
supported?

Which operating systems are supported by KMDF, UMDF, and WinUSB? I need
to build a driver that works on Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003. Can I use KMDF, UMDF, or WinUSB to build my driver? I had
read that WinUSB isn’t supported on Windows Server 2003. Is that true?
Is that also true for KMDF and UMDF?

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3

Doron Holan wrote:

KMDF supports all your required OSs. Winusb/UMDF support XP and
Vista. So, if the deciding factor is WS03 support, KMDF is the
solution for you

That’s interesting. I thought the only issue with 2003 Server was the
lack of Itanium support. Will UMDF simply refuse to install on 2003, or
is it just “not supported”?

–
Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

4

UMDF 1.5 will not install on Server 2003. It was a client-only release.

We hope to have a server-release come out with Windows Server Longhorn that will have downlevel support for Server 2003.

-p

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From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com [mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Tim Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:13 PM
To: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntdev] KMDF / UMDF / WinUSB - Which operating systems are supported?

Doron Holan wrote:

KMDF supports all your required OSs. Winusb/UMDF support XP and
Vista. So, if the deciding factor is WS03 support, KMDF is the
solution for you

That’s interesting. I thought the only issue with 2003 Server was the
lack of Itanium support. Will UMDF simply refuse to install on 2003, or
is it just “not supported”?

–
Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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