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Advanced Installer Difx Program
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Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Hi, my name is Erik and I work on the DIFX Tools. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): 5. Please abide by the Chat Code of Conduct. We are pleased to welcome our Experts for today’s chat.
I will have them. MS_JMarusak (Expert): My name is Joe Marusak. I am the partner development. Device Installation and Management team at Microsoft. Ken. Wong_MSFT (Expert): Hi my name is Ken and I am a tester on the Windows. Installer Team. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Hi, my name is Tyler Robinson and I am a program. Manager on the Windows Installer team.
Robert [MSFT] (Expert): Hello, I'm Robert Flaming, PM on Windows Installer and. Wi. X Dark Dev. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Hi, this is Abhishek - also from the difx tools. MSCarolyn_MS (Expert): Hi I'm Carolyn Napier, the development lead for Windows. Installer. Looking forward to chatting with you all today. Eugen_MSFT (Expert): Hello. I am (obviously) Eugen and I am a developer in.
Windows Installer. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Let’s begin the chat. We welcome you to begin. Experts. If you have attended previous chats.
Q: , there is no need to. Our new chat system will automatically preface your question. Q: Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Just a reminder - please ask your questions by hitting. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Questions asked in the guest chat might not get. MS_JMarusak (Expert): A: Jerome, There is a legacy mode switch in the current release of the DIFx. This does not change the. OS. It simply turns off the tools signature.
You can find details in the whitepaper posted at. DIFxtls. mspx> > MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: how do you use DIFX to install an unsigned driver in Win. XP and above? A: Please note that we an issue with the legacy switch in the XML file in. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: I am new in this busines where can I start and where can I down the requred.
A: we can put you in touch with the printer team for this. MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: Can it be used in DIFXApi as well?
A: Jerome, Yes! It works with the API as well as DPInst and DIFx. APP. Robert [MSFT] (Expert): Q: Robert, please couple of words - how Wi. X is applicable to Dif. X and drivers.. A: Di.
FX support has been in the Wi. X tool set for some time though I can't say. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Q: We have an unsigned driver for a printer under development. Is it at all. possible to install the driver from the Add Printer Wizard in such a way that. Found New Hardware wizard stops popping up every time I plug in the printer? A: Unfortunately, this question is off- topic for today's chat. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: We have an unsigned driver for a printer under development.
Is it at all. possible to install the driver from the Add Printer Wizard in such a way that. Found New Hardware wizard stops popping up every time I plug in the printer? A: i can put you in touch with printer team (please contact. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Thank you MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: I am new in this busines where can I start and where can I down the requred.
A: Mans, please take a look at the documents found at this URL. DIFxtls. mspx> > MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: what is the case for driver under in x.
A: Mans, Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: WHQLA: stands for windows hardware quality labs, the microsoft logo signature for. MS_JMarusak (Expert): A: The 2. DIFx tools support x.
IA6. 4, and x. 64 architectures. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: Where can we find device status messages definitions. DIFx tools wizard shows. Device Updated'. A: are you referring to the status messages in the DPInst wizard finish page?
Those aren't defined anywhere. What exactly would you like to know? Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Hello everyone and welcome to today's chat! This is. just a reminder that todays topic is using the Driver Install Frameworks. Difx. App) with the Windows Installer.
Please ask the experts your questions by. MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: Does Di. Fx remove and reenumerate of existing devices as part of its install. Update. Devices. For.
Plug. And. Play API? We have. discovered that with some USB devices, its helps to remove preexisting devices. A: we use updatedriverforplugandplaydevices. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: Does this means that the instalation program that I will write with DIFx. A: You will have to create 2 different installers. One targeting the 3.
OS. the other targeting the 6. OS. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Q: I'm responsible for developing the corporate images for the company I work.
Will this topic be relevant, or is it for Driver developers? A: This chat is for users of the Windows Installer and/or Driver Install. Frameworks technologies. So, software installation developers and driver. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: Cant get much info from Failed or ready to use or device updated status.
A: Ready to use: the driver was copied to the machine. When you plug in your. OS and installed. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: Cant get much info from Failed or ready to use or device updated status. A: Device Update means: one or more devices were updated with a new driver by.
DPInst. Robert [MSFT] (Expert): Q: Robert, please couple of words - how Wi. X is applicable to Dif. X and drivers.. A: Update on the integration date: Fall of 2. Dif. X. support in Wi. XMS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: What is the correct way to install with DIFXApi if the device is not.
Device Manager)A: if the device is not present, difx tools can still stage the driver on the. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: Cant get much info from Failed or ready to use or device updated status. A: We will try to make a better job of documenting or explaining the status. Thanks for the feedback. MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: Does Di.
FX copy drivers to a driver store? We currently precopy our drivers to.
Common. Files. and then use Setup. Copy. OEMInf to register them with. If so, where is the driver. A: difx copies drivers to the driver store. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: but the source code for both 6. A: at some point the source code will have to be different. Once you detect. on what system you are running, you will have to create a process running either.
Robert [MSFT] (Expert): Q: where can I find some tutorial- like info on wix and difx for a newb. A: http: //wix. sourceforge. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: We see DIFx tools installed to Program Files (x. Driver Installation Tools. Are these 6. 4 bit tools.
Will it take care of. A: It will only install 6. To install 3. 2 bit components you will. To target both systems at the same time, you. Drivers have to be targeted to underlying platform. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Q: when i build a localized CE image, say Japanese, i wanted to have IE in.
Japanese as well. Japanse- localized IE from MSFT? A: Unfortunately, this question is off- topic for today's chat.
MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: MD_JMarusak, should a reboot prompt be presented to in this case to aalow the. PNP Manager to install the device when the system comes back? A: windows will present a reboot prompt if it finds that one is necessary. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: DIFx documentation doesn’t discuss about coinstallers and class installers. Where can we get information about these. A: The DDK discusses those topics. Search for "Toaster" sample, which shows how.
MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: Missing samples discussing multiple WHQL class device scenarios (like system. DIFX samples. Can Window Installer. Whats the advantage of Windows Installer on top of DIFx. A: samples for specific classes are available in the DDK. Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Q: in any of the services properties when I click on "Dependencies" I get an. Win. 32: Access is Denied" I am logged in as domain admin. My domain. individual account is set assigned locally with administrtive rights.
It is a. member of the domain. A: Can you please elaborate on your question? It is regarding the Windows. Installer or Driver Install Frameworks? Tyler [MSFT] (Moderator): Hello everyone and welcome to today's chat! This is. just a reminder that todays topic is using the Driver Install Frameworks.
Difx. App) with the Windows Installer. Please ask the experts your questions by. Abhishek_and_Erik_MS (Expert): Q: is there any document or sample on how to develop 3. A: could you resend that question to difxbeta@microsoft. We have some. documentation but right now I don't remember were you could get it. MS_JMarusak (Expert): Q: Does the Longhorn installation requirements that DIFX also apply to.
Co. Installers? A: At this point there is not a requirement to use DIFx tools for installation. Windows Longhorn. It is a recommended practice however.
DIFx Error - Advanced Installer. Hello,I am evaluating Advanced Installer to release one of our products. When I include a driver to be installed on the target machine, I get the following error: Downloading the DIFx custom action DLL(s).. Exception - Reason: - 5. Build finished because an error was encountered.
How to fix this? Srini. PS: I have already installed the Microsoft's driver installations tools.