WDM driver to pass Vista WHQL?

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I have a WDM driver which currently works fine (for now) under Windows Vista. Is it possible to pass Vista WHQL DTM and be signed without having to be ported to WDF first? In other words, can Vista WHQL qualify a WDM driver, or it has to be a WDF driver?
The goal is to have a Vista certified driver, it’s not that important for us whether it’s WDM or WDF driver.

Thanks,
Charles

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It is not required to be WDF driver to pass WHQL DTM on Vista. You can use your WDM one.

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There is no requirement for your driver to use the WDF in order to be Vista
certified.

Thomas F. Divine

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I have a WDM driver which currently works fine (for now) under Windows
Vista. Is it possible to pass Vista WHQL DTM and be signed without having
to be ported to WDF first? In other words, can Vista WHQL qualify a WDM
driver, or it has to be a WDF driver?
The goal is to have a Vista certified driver, it’s not that important for
us whether it’s WDM or WDF driver.

Thanks,
Charles

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For the most part you don’t have to worry, but for some classes of devices
you are required to be WDF. In particular:

SDIO
Keyboard
Mouse

The above classes are specified in
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.mspx.

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Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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>I have a WDM driver which currently works fine (for now) under Windows
>Vista. Is it possible to pass Vista WHQL DTM and be signed without having
>to be ported to WDF first? In other words, can Vista WHQL qualify a WDM
>driver, or it has to be a WDF driver?
> The goal is to have a Vista certified driver, it’s not that important for
> us whether it’s WDM or WDF driver.
>
> Thanks,
> Charles
>

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Don Burn wrote:

For the most part you don’t have to worry, but for some classes of devices
you are required to be WDF. In particular:

SDIO
Keyboard
Mouse

Doron also said on device.drivers the other day that KMDF was required for a modem logo, but not signature only.