Re: SYSTEM process

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From: Don Burn (burn_at_stopspam.acm.org)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:55:13 -0400

Well, the bottom line is you should not do the uninstall for the general
case. It is impossible at the current time to know whether it is safe to
uninstall all of the items in the registry. Microsoft is working on the
driver install framework that will support this, but it is still as ways
out. 

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Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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"Edward E. Hopkins" <ed@signalquest.com> wrote in message
news:fuedc.17598$TS3.4608@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
> > What do you want to do !?
> > To install drivers you need no installer... you need to follow the
> > specification from MS. And if you want a "clueless" installation, you
also
> > need to certify your driver...
>
> Great you sound like you know what you are saying.  Ok here is my
situation:
>
> 1.  We are developing a hardware solution featuring a USB interface.
> 2.  The USB interface manufacturer provides us with a set of driver files
> (INF, SYS, VXD, etc.).
> 3.  We need to install and uninstall these files.
>
> For install, the SetupCopyOEMInf in the Platform SDK command works just
> great.
>
> For uninstall, I cannot seem to find a predictable way to do this ... so
as
> a workaround I am manually editing the registry and removing the various
> keys that are created as part of the install and Plug and Play process ...
> if there is a smoother way to do this I'm all ears!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ed
>
>

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