Newbie: Standard location(s) for INF files?

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For the newbie-nature, my profound apologies.

W2K, XP.
When the New Hardware Wizard searches automatically for a driver to install,
and assuming my install package is on a CD, where exactly is it looking for
the INF file(s)?
Does it have a list of pre-defined “well known” locations, or does it try to
scan the entire CD?

Excuse: I found lots of stuff in the DDK docs about what goes in the INF,
but nothing about where the INF itself should go…

Thanks in adv. for any clues.

jim spriggs
Senior Software Engineer
Raylase AG, Germany

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Would you believe \INF? :slight_smile:

–
Gary G. Little
Have Computer, Will Travel …
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909-551-2105
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“Jim Spriggs” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>
> For the newbie-nature, my profound apologies.
>
> W2K, XP.
> When the New Hardware Wizard searches automatically for a driver to
install,
> and assuming my install package is on a CD, where exactly is it looking
for
> the INF file(s)?
> Does it have a list of pre-defined “well known” locations, or does it try
to
> scan the entire CD?
>
> Excuse: I found lots of stuff in the DDK docs about what goes in the INF,
> but nothing about where the INF itself should go…
>
> Thanks in adv. for any clues.
> –
> jim spriggs
> Senior Software Engineer
> Raylase AG, Germany
>
>
>
>

3

However, don’t copy your INF there yourself. If you’re trying to set up
a silent install, copy your package to a temp location and then call
SetupCopyOEMInf. That API will copy the INF, create the pre-compiled
INF (PNF) and mark where the rest of the package is.

I hope this helps.

Bryan S. Burgin
xxxxx@microsoft.com

This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gary G. Little [mailto:xxxxx@aerosurf.net]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 12:48 PM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] Re: Newbie: Standard location(s) for INF files?

Would you believe \INF? :slight_smile:

–
Gary G. Little
Have Computer, Will Travel …
909-698-3191
909-551-2105
http://www.wd-3.com

“Jim Spriggs” wrote in message
news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>
> For the newbie-nature, my profound apologies.
>
> W2K, XP.
> When the New Hardware Wizard searches automatically for a driver to
install,
> and assuming my install package is on a CD, where exactly is it
looking
for
> the INF file(s)?
> Does it have a list of pre-defined “well known” locations, or does it
try
to
> scan the entire CD?
>
> Excuse: I found lots of stuff in the DDK docs about what goes in the
INF,
> but nothing about where the INF itself should go…
>
> Thanks in adv. for any clues.
> –
> jim spriggs
> Senior Software Engineer
> Raylase AG, Germany
>
>
>
>

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Hi Gary, Bryan,
Thanks for your replies.
I guess I didn’t express my question very well…
What I really meant was, where *on the CD* does the NHW automatically look
for the INF file(s), assuming I don’t give it a specific path?
Only in the root dir, perhaps?
Thanks again!

jim

----- Original Message -----
From: “Bryan Burgin”
To: “NT Developers Interest List”
Cc:
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:00 PM
Subject: [ntdev] Re: Newbie: Standard location(s) for INF files?

> However, don’t copy your INF there yourself. If you’re trying to set up
> a silent install, copy your package to a temp location and then call
> SetupCopyOEMInf. That API will copy the INF, create the pre-compiled
> INF (PNF) and mark where the rest of the package is.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Bryan S. Burgin
> xxxxx@microsoft.com
>
> This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary G. Little [mailto:xxxxx@aerosurf.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 12:48 PM
> To: NT Developers Interest List
> Subject: [ntdev] Re: Newbie: Standard location(s) for INF files?
>
> Would you believe \INF? :slight_smile:
>
> –
> Gary G. Little
> Have Computer, Will Travel …
> 909-698-3191
> 909-551-2105
> http://www.wd-3.com
>
> “Jim Spriggs” wrote in message
> news:xxxxx@ntdev…
> >
> > For the newbie-nature, my profound apologies.
> >
> > W2K, XP.
> > When the New Hardware Wizard searches automatically for a driver to
> install,
> > and assuming my install package is on a CD, where exactly is it
> looking
> for
> > the INF file(s)?
> > Does it have a list of pre-defined “well known” locations, or does it
> try
> to
> > scan the entire CD?
> >
> > Excuse: I found lots of stuff in the DDK docs about what goes in the
> INF,
> > but nothing about where the INF itself should go…
> >
> > Thanks in adv. for any clues.
> > –
> > jim spriggs
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > Raylase AG, Germany
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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