Installing drivers during app install?
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From: Elan Magavi on 5 Jan 2007 11:29 Thanks again for the answers to my syusb question in another thread. I thought this question merited another thread. I am deploying my app with the driver's inf and sys files being installed in the app's target folder. Users have to go through the detection of the driver by pluggin in the usb device and pointing the new hardware wizard to the proper folder containing the inf and sys files. Is there a way to have this done automatically be the installer? I am using a simple form of 'deployment' available in VS.NET2003 and my app is MFC . Thanks Elan
From: Eliyas Yakub [MSFT] on 5 Jan 2007 14:54 Instead of writing your own installer app, I suggest you use the tools provided by Microsoft. It will simplify your job and make the device installation experience very good. You will find ton of information on device installation tools at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/default.mspx. -Eliyas
From: Elan Magavi on 5 Jan 2007 15:28 "Eliyas Yakub [MSFT]" <eliyasy(a)online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OWJvJNQMHHA.4720(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Instead of writing your own installer app, I suggest you use the tools > provided by Microsoft. It will simplify your job and make the device > installation experience very good. You will find ton of information on > device installation tools at > http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/default.mspx. > > -Eliyas wow.. thanks. I wasn't going to write my own I was curious if there was a way to do it with the VS2003.net deployment facility. Thanks for the link. Looks like I'll be back with more questions. !!! Elan >
From: Elan Magavi on 5 Jan 2007 17:05 "Eliyas Yakub [MSFT]" <eliyasy(a)online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OWJvJNQMHHA.4720(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Instead of writing your own installer app, I suggest you use the tools > provided by Microsoft. It will simplify your job and make the device > installation experience very good. You will find ton of information on > device installation tools at > http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/default.mspx. > > -Eliyas looks like it would take a month just to figure out how to get my msi to install a usb driver.
From: ivco_sa on 5 Jan 2007 18:27
You can have a look at: http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/7/af7777e5-7dcd-4800-8a0a-b18336565f5b/app_drv.doc You might want to go through the WDK examples located at: <WDK ROOT>\src\setup\DIFxAPI |