WHQL For RNDIS Device

NTDEV
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All,
We have a radio that connects to the PC via USB/RNDIS. We would like to get
this device certified for Windows XP. Can someone kindly tell me what WLK
test category we should be using?

TIA!

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JJames wrote:

All,
We have a radio that connects to the PC via USB/RNDIS. We would like to get
this device certified for Windows XP. Can someone kindly tell me what WLK
test category we should be using?

What do you mean by “certified for Windows XP”? You can’t get a logo
for XP any more. Any package you submit now needs to run in Windows 7,
32-bit and 64-bit, and you can ask to have the signature cover XP.

If you have an RNDIS driver, then I believe you fall into the network class.

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

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It sounds like all driver packages need to at least be certified on Win7 -
is this correct? But if you want your driver to be available via Windows
Update, the driver must also be certified by on that particular OS. In our
case we want it to be avialable on WinXP. Has this rule been changed?

Yes I think you are right about testing under network class. Can anyone
provide a definitive answer on this.

“Tim Roberts” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
> JJames wrote:
>> All,
>> We have a radio that connects to the PC via USB/RNDIS. We would like to
>> get
>> this device certified for Windows XP. Can someone kindly tell me what WLK
>> test category we should be using?
>
> What do you mean by “certified for Windows XP”? You can’t get a logo
> for XP any more. Any package you submit now needs to run in Windows 7,
> 32-bit and 64-bit, and you can ask to have the signature cover XP.
>
> If you have an RNDIS driver, then I believe you fall into the network
> class.
>
> –
> Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>
>

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JJames wrote:

It sounds like all driver packages need to at least be certified on Win7 -
is this correct?

Sort of. I don’t really like the word “certified” – “tested” is more
accurate. Microsoft is never going to run your device, so they can’t do
much certifying. If you pass the tests for network class, you can get
your driver package signed by WHQL and earn the right to the logo. You
can get the WHQL signature for systems clear back to XP.

But if you want your driver to be available via Windows
Update, the driver must also be certified by on that particular OS. In our
case we want it to be avialable on WinXP. Has this rule been changed?

I assume that’s still correct, although again I think the word
“certification” implies more than really occurs.

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