For questions relating to the INF Windows file format.
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Min and Max across multiple columns with NAs
For the following sample data dat, is there a way to calculate min and max while handling NAs. My input is:
dat <- read.table(text = "ID Name PM TP2 Sigma
1 Tim 1 2 3
2 …

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How can I prevent "Eject " appearing after installing a WinUSB-based device?
Summary
I'm developing an installer for an application that involves installing a USB device based on WinUSB. Everything works except for an annoying issue in which the USB device shows up in the notification pane after installation with the option…

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Estimate ratio of two gamma functions when individual functions return inf value
I'm estimating the ratio of two gamma functions. Both estimates for gamma(x) and gamma(y) are very large ( > 10^300) but the ratio of the two should be fairly small.
from scipy.special import gamma
gamma(x) / gamma(y)
Unfortunately, there is a…

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Install driver without plugging in device
I'm trying to install some unsigned legacy drivers to my computer from command line. I have used dpinst.exe and installhinfsection functions which work fine, however everything I've tried is software first, meaning it installs the driver onto your…

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Virtual printer driver INF configuration for v4 print drives
I am trying to create virtual print driver with WDK and print driver v4. I want to have virtual printer installed in system, display my own UI when printing - in ideal case a .NET win or wpf form. In the end, virtual printer will contact web service…

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Install inf driver with VBScript on Windows 7
I am trying to write a VBS script that install an USB/Ethernet adapter on Windows 7.
I've got a .INF file for this device.
I first tried:
Dim WshShell, res
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
res =…

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.INF files and NCF_HAS_UI: how to write .dll for displaying advanced properties tab of network driver?
I have a NDIS driver, which gets listed both in connection properties's installed items list and in device manager; the question is, how do I write an extension which will be used for managing driver's properties, and how to install it?
Of course, a…

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Seaborn pairplot() error, OptionError: "No such keys(s): 'mode.use_inf_as_null'", any idea?
I am thrown an error when I am trying to apply searbor pairplot.
My full script is easy, and is copied as follows:
import seaborn as sns
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
# Creating a sample DataFrame
data = {
'A': np.random.randn(100),
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Inf file PreCopySection
I have found [PreCopySection] section in some inf files. Often it ha only the following content:
[PreCopySection]
HKR,,NoSetupUI,,1
I tried to find any documentation on it using MSDN and Google with no luck. The file doesn't contain any other…

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How to install WinUSB driver through customized inf file on Windows 10?
I need to communicate with a simple custom device directly through USB. I have full specifications for communication protocol. Unfortunately, the device vendor did not provide WinUSB driver for the device.
According…

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Writing a UMDF virtual device driver (or software device) like Virtual DVD
I have an "off the shelf" commercial software using an ANT USB dongle to communicate with a cycling trainer.
My trainer is not compatible with the software because the protocol is slightly different (not a lot).
My goal is to write a protocol…

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CopyFiles not working in INF files
I've created this xxx.inf file and placed a Sample.exe alongside the same directory.
[Version]
Signature=$CHICAGO$
[DestinationDirs]
SampleCopy = c:\\Sample
[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles = SampleCopy
[SampleCopy]
sample.exe
I tried to…

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Matlab Unexpected Result/Error? Replacing zeros in array with Inf
I'm getting an unexpected result from Matlab and I have no idea why. My goal is to replace values less than or equal to zero with Inf.
Here is the correct result of what I expect should happen:
C = [0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1];
C(C<=0)=Inf
C = Inf Inf…

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Installing a driver in NSIS script
I'm trying to create an NSIS installer that installs an inf file. The inf file is extracted from the installer to the correct place, and then I use:
nsExec::ExecToLog '"$SYSDIR\PnPutil.exe" /a "$INSTDIR\driver\xser.inf"'
However, the command does…

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Installing file system minifilter from INF launched from debug
I am working on my first file system mini-filter. I am using the SwapBuffers sample project in the WDK. I have successfully compiled and deployed this project to a VM from a physical laptop. But the installation from the INF file is failing. I…

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