DIFx Tools Version 1.1 Support Multiple Languages and 64-bit Drivers
From: Jeff McCashland [MSFT] (jeffm_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/04/04
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Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 21:07:23 GMT
DIFx Tools Version 1.1 Support Multiple Languages and 64-bit Drivers
Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx) provides infrastructure and tools to
simplify device and driver installation for both developers and users. DIFx
tools includes the Driver Package Installer (DPInst) and the Driver
Installation Frameworks for Applications (DIFxApp).
Version 1.1 of DIFx tools is now available for download from WHDC. Version
1.1 provides the following new capabilities:
Ability to create localized driver installation packages in 24 languages:
Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Spanish - Modern Sort (Spain) Norwegian
(Bokmål) (Norway)
Chinese (People's ROC) Finnish (Finland) Dutch
(Netherlands)
Chinese (Taiwan) French (France)
Polish (Poland)
Czech (Czech Republic) Hebrew (Israel)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Danish (Denmark) Hungarian (Hungary)
Portuguese (Portugal)
German (Germany) Italian (Italy)
Russian (Russia)
Greek (Greece) Japanese (Japan)
Swedish (Sweden)
English (United States) Korean (Korea)
Turkish (Turkey)
Ability to create driver installation packages for Itanium-based systems.
Support for x64-based platforms is planned for a future version of the DIFx
tools. A Beta version of these tools is available through the DIFx Tools
Beta Program. To enroll, visit http://betaplace and log in with guest ID
difxbeta.
Ability to create driver installation packages for file system minifilters
(file system filter drivers developed to the Filter Manager model).
Support for the next version of Microsoft Windows, codenamed "Longhorn."
Support for NDIS IM drivers.
Ability to fine-tune the user installation experience with new
MsiDriverPackages table flags:
Suppress the "Attach device" prompt displayed by DIFxApp if no matching
device could be found for a Plug and Play driver that was just installed.
Suppress creation of an Add/Remove Programs entry for the driver package.
New Windows Installer XML (WiX) library, DIFxApp.wixlib, for developers who
use WiX to create setup programs.
New DPInst return code that indicates status of a driver installation to a
calling application, to help support IT deployment scenarios. Status
information includes the number of driver packages that were successfully
installed and whether a system restart is necessary.
Download DIFx tools version 1.1:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/DIFxtls.mspx
DIFx Resources on WHDC:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/DIFxtls.mspx
FAQ’s are available at :
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/DIFxFAQ.mspx
Also Newly Released ...
Device Installation FAQ
Download available at :
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/installFAQ.mspx
This FAQ answers frequently asked questions about device installation on
the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Driver developers can
use the information in this FAQ to better understand and solve problems
related to installing devices and drivers on PCs running Windows.
The information in this FAQ applies to the following versions of Windows:
Microsoft Windows codenamed "Longhorn"
Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Included in this FAQ:
General questions about Plug and Play
Inbox drivers
INF files
Configuration Manager and SetupDi routines
Coinstallers
User Interaction
System-file protection
Digital signatures
Service-side installation
Troubleshooting installation
Windows 9x questions
[MS] Jeff McCashland
jeffm@online.microsoft.com
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