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WinHEC 2008 provides an in-depth look at Windows 7!   Last Updated: 15-Aug-08   (Read 1966 times)

Driver Jobs: 22 Jobs Available For Driver Writers   Last Updated: 18-Nov-08

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Server 2008 WDK Arrives   Last Updated: 19-Feb-08   (Read 6875 times)
The latest WDK has arrived.  Here's what you need to know about it.
Now Available for Download: Latest WDK Docs   Last Updated: 02-Aug-07   (Read 8153 times)
The most recent, fully updated, WDK docs are now downloadable.
MmGetSystemRoutineAddress IS BROKEN!?   Last Updated: 05-Jun-07   (Read 7388 times)
Yikes!  Can it be that the widely publicized and used function MmGetSystemRoutineAddress can blue screen on XP SP2??  Well...
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Debugging Techniques: Take One...Give One   Last Updated: 23-Oct-08   (Read 328 times)
Kernel debugging is a lifelong skill - there's always more to learn, but what you do learn stays with you and builds your internal toolset for problem solving. This article attemps to touch on a few, common, situational techniques in hopes of expanding your debugging repetoire.
Kernel Mode Basics: An Introduction to Bitmaps   Last Updated: 23-Oct-08
Another in a series of "Kernel Mode Basics" pieces that explains bitmaps and their potential usage in data structures (e.g., RTL_BITMAP).
Don't Waste Your Time: You Can Afford a USB Analyzer   Last Updated: 23-Oct-08
A digression into USB analyzers and why you don't have to back up a dump truck full of money to obtain an easy-to-use analyzer for your USB-specific development needs.
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More on MDLs - MDLs Are Opaque   Last Updated: 17-Apr-06   (Read 9127 times)
If MDLs are opaque, what's the right way to gain access to their contents?  This article, a follow-on to our article on MDLs, discusses the various methods that are provided for access to the fields in the MDL object.
Bugchecks Explained: KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR   Last Updated: 24-Aug-04   (Read 57906 times)
Did your system ever die with KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR?  Here's what it means.
Bugchecks Explained: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA   Last Updated: 24-Aug-04   (Read 175087 times)
Ever wonder what causes the particularly illogical sounding bugcheck PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA?  Here are the details, including how to debug the problem and what you might need to look at in your driver to fix it.
Bugchecks Explained: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT   Last Updated: 24-Aug-04   (Read 178210 times)
Ever wonder what causes the bugcheck PFN_LIST_CORRUPT?  Here are the details.
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Windows Streams - An Introduction to File System Streams   Last Updated: 17-Apr-06   (Read 19252 times)
Are you fuzzy on the NTFS concept of "streams" in files?  This article explains streams and how they're used.
Security During Create Operations   Last Updated: 26-Aug-04   (Read 13090 times)
This article describes how Windows file systems that support security go about assigning a new security descriptor during the processing of IRP_MJ_CREATE.  This article is not intended to be a comprehensive description of all the steps, but rather a basic review of how a file system handles it.
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Sample WDF Driver for Sealevel Digital I/O Kit   Last Updated: 16-Mar-06   (Downloaded 7386 times)
Here's the latest update to the sample KMDF driver for the Sealevel Digital I/O Kit. It supports the most recent release of the SeaLevel DIO-24 board (the 8018). Have fun!
Sample Driver for USB FX2 Learning Kit   Last Updated: 11-Mar-05   (Downloaded 14849 times)
Here's where to download the sample driver for your new OSR USB FX2 Learning Kit. This WDM driver will demonstrate all features of the board, as well as proper USB driver development practices.
OsrVirtualCdAndDisk   Last Updated: 11-Aug-05
The OSR Virtual CD and Disk driver allows a user to mount .ISO,.IMG images as CD-ROMs and allows the user to create and mount .DSK files that act as Disk Drives.  In addition true disk image file format (.bin) has been added
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Windows Driver Developer Community
What's going on in the community? Check out what people are talking about on the NTDEV and NTFSD discussion lists below. You can participate via email, new reader, or the web. Ask a question, answer a question, or watch the discussion had by others. What are you waiting for... Click here to join the community now!

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Joseph M. Newcomer: DDC/WinHEC (1 msg, posted 30 mins ago)
Don Burn: Has anyone gotten the DDC material? (6 msgs, last updated 1:09 ago)
Anil Gautam: DeviceLock (5 msgs, last updated 1:39 ago)
annie li: Can a test signed driver suppress new hardware wizard in Server2003/XP? (1 msg, posted 3:11 ago)
Matt: Application + Directory - Network Blocking (3 msgs, last updated 5:21 ago)
Michal Vodicka: C4 - C6 CPU states and USB (1 msg)
 
Ladislav Zezula: Re[2]: Sudden reboot / shutdown (1 msg)
Vladimir Chtchetkine: Sudden reboot / shutdown (5 msgs)
Lyndon J. Clarke: Sarosh, please, pretty please, can we get something done about this?, what does it take? (8 msgs)
Andrew Thomson: Re: Minifilter equivalent of FsRtlCancellableWait... routines? (1 msg)
Jon Anglin: MmGetSystemRoutineAddress and ZwLockFile, ZwUnlockFile (8 msgs)
Shane Garrett: Another case of FltSetStreamHandleContext() returning STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED (11 msgs)
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