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I am trying to create a Windows INF file to install a driver that can work with 32- or 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8. I have 4 different .SYS files, all with the same name, one for each situation. In my distribution I've created 4 directories, each of which contains a single driver file.

In the INF file, SourceDisksNames section I tried using the decorations .x86 and .amd64 and these will select correctly between installations on 32 and 64-bit Windows. 

; 32-bit Windows
[SourceDisksNames.x86]
1=%DiskDescription%,,,"w7x86"

; 64-bit Windows
[SourceDisksNames.amd64]
1=%DiskDescription%,,,"w7x64"

This works OK, except that I also need to select between Windows 7 and 8. Reading the MSDN it says I can use supplemental decoration .6.1 (Windows 7) and .6.2 for Windows 8. So I end up with a section names like

; 64-bit Windows 7 
[SourceDisksNames.amd64.6.1]

; 64-bit Windows 8
[SourceDisksNames.amd64.6.2]

However installation now cannot complete. The dialog "Could not add the requested feature. The error is: The required Line was not found in the INF" is displayed.

Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong. A pointer to a working example would be great.

Sheena
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StanBell
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  • Have you tried using chkinf in the WDK to verify the structure of your INF file, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff543461(v=vs.85).aspx? Clearly there are a required line missing. Have you added the correct diskid = disk-description under SourceDiskNames...? – iikkoo Oct 31 '12 at 08:30

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OS version decorators are not allowed in SourceDisksNames and SourceDisksFiles sections. See remarks at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff547478%28v=vs.85%29.aspx for details. You should use vesion decoration in manufacturer and model sections.

Anton
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