Device Driver Development for MS Windows® and Windows® NT™

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• Where to Start
• Books
• Related Web Sites
• Related Newsgroups
• E-Mail Discussion Groups
• Independent Driver Developers

1. If you are just starting out in writing device drivers, the first thing to read is the FAQ (list of Frequently Asked Questions) for the related newsgroups: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/windows/programming/vxd.
2. If you're writing for Windows NT, review the Windows NT Kernel-Mode Device Driver FAQ.
3. Next, see the newsgroups themselves
4. You might also be interested in some related E-mail discussion groups.
5. After reviewing all of the above, you might want to browse around the other links shown on this page.

• Beverly Hills Software - The Windows NT Resource Center
• Black Ice Software, Inc.
• Bluewater Systems
• Cherry Hill Software
  • SPECIAL OFFER: Free DDK source code
• "Dirty Little Secrets about Windows 95" by Matt Pietrek
• http://www.hp.com/Misc/Peripherals.html - Hewlett-Packard Computers & Peripherals
• Intel
  • Software Developer Support
• Internet Resources for Windows Developers at R2M
• Microsoft
  • Hardware and Driver Development
  • MS Developer Network (MSDN)
  • DevWire: The Latest News For Developers Only
  • Knowledge Base
• NT Internals
• Nu-Mega Technologies (The creators of SoftICE)
• The O'Reilly Windows Center (Including Updates to Schulman's Unauthorized Windows 95)
• PCA USA - Specialized Network Development Toolkits & Consulting
  • Windows 95 VxD Infrequently Asked Question (IFAQ) List
• Vireo Software, Inc. - "The VxD Tools Company"
• Tetradyne Software Inc. - DriverX, DFC, and VxBuild
• Writing Windows Virtual Device Drivers by Thielen & Woodruff - Companion Diskette
• Suggest new sites by E-mail. (No Soliciting)

• Usenet Newsgroups
  • FAQs
    • The FAQ for these newsgroups is available via ftp at ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/windows/programming/vxd
    • A draft Windows NT Kernel-Mode Device Driver FAQ is also available.
  • comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95: Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows® 95.
    If you are looking for a device driver, visit the comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 newsgroup to post a query in the newsgroup.
  • comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x: Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows® 3.x.
  • comp.os.ms-windows.video: Video display cards, drivers and monitors for use with Windows®.
  • comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd: Development of VxDs and Windows® 3.x and 95 device drivers.
  • comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode: Development of Windows® NT™ kernel-mode drivers.
• Newsgroups at msnews.microsoft.com
  • microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel - Windows 95 and Windows NT Driver/Kernel Programming
  • microsoft.public.win16.programmer.kernel - Legacy Windows Driver Programming
  • microsoft.public.usasalesinfo.developer.sdk-ddk
• Newsgroups at cs.intel.com
  • Intel.mmx_technology - Pentium Processors with MMX
  • Intel.microprocessors.pentium_pro - Pentium Pro Processors
  • Intel.microprocessors.pentium - Pentium Processors

• The DDK-L E-Mail Discussion Group
  • Separate areas for Windows 95, NT, Network, and File System Driver discussions
• NTDEV - Windows NT Device Drivers
  • To subscribe, send "SUBSCRIBE NTDEV" in the body of a message to Majordomo@atria.com.
• NTIFS - Windows NT Installable File Systems
  • To subscribe, send "SUBSCRIBE NTDEV" in the body of a message to Majordomo@atria.com.
• The VCOMM Mailing List - Win32 Comm API and Driver Issues
  • For more information, send "info VCOMM" in the body of a message to majordomo@corp.nsc.com.

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• Goman Communication LTD
• Infosolv
• Inner Systems Software
• Intelligraphics Device Drivers
• Kernel Mode Systems
• Ashley Laurent, Inc.
• Media Engineering, Inc.
• MTE Software, Inc.
• Nordtech Research
• Walter Oney Software
• Open Systems Resources, Inc.
• Oracle Engineering
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• R2M Software
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