Re: Kernel driver compatibility between windows 2000/2003/XP

Build the driver with the latest DDK (Windows Server 2003 SP1 DDK) and for
the earliest OS (i.e. Windows 2000). This binary will work for Windows 2000
and all current OS'es that came after.


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Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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"Ashish Sharma" <ashish.sharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have made USB keyboard kernel driver. I am able to compile the driver
> code
> with Windows 2000 DDK , Windows XP DDK & Windows 2003 DDK.
> And this driver runs properly on Windows 2000, Windows XP & Windows 2003.
>
> My question is:
> A) When this driver is shipped to the customers, do I have to rebuild the
> driver for each OS?
> B) Is Windows 2000 WDM functionality subset of Windows XP/2003 WDM
> functionality?
> C) Can I assume that if the driver is compiled on Windows 2000 and runs
> properly on that OS, then it will run on Windows XP & Windows 2003 also?
>
> Thanks
> Ashish Sharma
>
>


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