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For questions relating to the INF Windows file format.

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Inf2Cat Error 22.9.12 - INF cannot be copied to %Windir%

I am making a driver official for Windows 7 as it it unsigned and the process to disable things to make the unsigned driver work is much more hassle then to actually sign the driver. Well, in order to sign the driver, first I need to make the…
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looking for a vim windows .inf ftplugin file

the ftplugin for vim *.inf files defaults to inform which says something about a Z-machine. Needless to say, this provides the wrong syntax highlighting etc for a windows .inf device driver file. does anyone know of a vim syntax highlight file…
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DriverPackageInstallW (DIFXAPP) early exit with error code (0x65B) in Windows 8.0 64 bit, but same WIX-built package installs on Windows 7 64-bit

My installer package fails on Windows 8 64 bit, but runs just fine on windows7 64-bit. Now i know that signing of INF packages is required in windows 8, and i worked thru that issue, but now i am running into error (0x65B) which does not provide any…
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Can I use an AutoRun.inf file on a USB drive?

I tried to run autorun.inf that I created but I cant get it to work. Is it even possible to do so or is it just for CD's. If not is there an alternative to do this or an equivalent? This is all that I want it to…
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Preload USB.inf and with VID/PID for hardware product (USB-HID) - Windows XP

Description of the problem: Insert USB-HID Device (Barcode scanner) on a clean Windows XP Machine. After windows loads the USB-HID Driver. Windows XP pops a dialog box asking the user to reboot the machine. (This is the…
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Batch File for AutoRun.inf

I have a variety of CD's that have AutoRun.inf files on them. As you all know, AutoRun.inf has been disabled on Windows 7 for the security risks. I would like to know if it is possible to create and run a batch file that would extract the text in…
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Replace text string in driver file with PS when not knowing the file path

Ok so i've tried to wrap my head around this but all i've gotten is a big headache. What i would like to do is replace specific strings of text in three driver files in two folders. Problem is that i cant give the exact path in the command because…
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Preinstalling Driver on Windows 8.1 Fails

We have a few driver packages that we pre-install in the driver store on Windows with SetupCopyOEMInf, following Microsoft's suggested procedures. This process has worked properly for years; no problems on XP, Vista, 7, and even 8. While evaulating…
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A dll file couldn't be copied when download CAB automatically in a web page

I wrote a activeX plugin and made a cab file to package the ocx with 2 dll file, just calling then a.dll and b.dll. The ocx relys on the a.dll and a.dll relys on b.dll. The inf file is this: [version] signature="$CHICAGO$" AdvancedINF=2.0 …
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Windows inf file for an USB device

What does mean MI_00 in the following line in Windows' inf-file: %DESCRIPTION%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_28FA&PID_8036&MI_00 ? It looks like if I remove it, the device cannot be re-installed any more. h
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Exception in read() when USB device is disconnected?

I'm working on an application which uses a serial connection to a USB device (Shows up as a COM port). On the previous HW, a silabs chip was used and silabs drivers was installed on the PC. The new HW uses a internal USB block and now has a custom…
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Remove incorrect binding of composite device to custom driver

Our latest WHQL'ed custom driver has an incorrect entry for one of our upcoming product. The upcoming product is composite device and our WHQL'ed driver has an entry which matches the device ID for the composite device instead of the individual…
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Can't install simple .inf file

Im trying to install a device driver using the "Add Hardware" wizard and I keep getting the following error after selecting the .inf file I am trying to install: The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your…
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Equivalent of "Scan For Hardware Changes" in device manager doesn't work after failed installation

According to the docs the C++ functions CM_Locate_DevNodeA and CM_Reenumerate_DevNode of CfgMgr32.dll should be the programatical equivalant to the menu item scan for changed hardware in the device manager. See 2nd answer to this question for…
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Uninstall/Clear IE ActiveX Addon programatically (win32)

I'm trying to clean up the traces left by an ActiveX IE Addon. The Addon (COM DLL) was installed using a cab file. Manually, IE -> Manage Add-ons -> open the addon and REMOVE is also not helping. It clears the addon from IE but registry traces are…
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