Loading a Win 2K File system driver dynamically (no reboot)

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Is it possible to load a Win 2K file system driver during say… an
install? I dont want to have to require a reboot. I know this can be done
on Windows XP but how about Win 2K ? If it can be done, whats involved with
this ?

thanks in advance

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How are you doing this on Windows XP?
I believe the thing to do on NT 3.1 through Windows XP is the same:
OpenSCManager
OpenService / CreateService (I assume CreateService is still ok for
installing file system drivers, no need for .infs?)
StartService

filemon, regmon etc. presumably do something like this.
(though they don’t deal well with having previously run older versions of
themselves, they neither unload or rename the driver, you have to reboot,
stinky, and of course file system drivers cannot be unloaded except in a
development environment)

  • Jay

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  1. Loading a Win 2K File system driver dynamically (no reboot)

Subject: Loading a Win 2K File system driver dynamically (no reboot)
From: “Philip Nathan”
> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:45:14 -0500
>
> Is it possible to load a Win 2K file system driver during say… an
> install? I dont want to have to require a reboot. I know this can be done
> on Windows XP but how about Win 2K ? If it can be done, whats involved
> with this ?