FYI, Lynda wrote a great tip article that discusses this issue:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/emb...ivererrors.asp
Andy
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"Andy Allred [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This is a known issue with CD.
>
> What's happening is that when the manufacturer name has a comma in it, CD
> ignores everything past the comma and only sees one entry in this case it
> sees "DeviceList" and doesn't see this "DeviceList,NTx86.5.1". The XP
> driver/service info is under this section "[DeviceList.NTx86.5.1]", so CD
> only processes the section it did see which is the Win2k stuff under
> "[DeviceList]". I've copied the sections i'm referring to at the bottom of
> my message pointing out the sections i'm referring to.
> To work around this, either modify the inf so the manufacturer section
reads
> "%MFGNAME%=DeviceList.NTx86.5.1" notice the dot in place of the comma?
> Or you can do a custom import in CD and tell it the manufacturer section
it
> should process with the comma like this: "DeviceList,NTx86.5.1", then CD
> will process it.
> -Andy
>
>
> [Manufacturer]
> NOTE the COMMA===>>> %MFGNAME%=DeviceList,NTx86.5.1
>
> NOTE, now there is no COMMA===>>> [DeviceList.NTx86.5.1]
> %S_DESCRIPTION%=SDriverInstall_XP, SNXPCARD_SERP
> %P_ECP_DESCRIPTION%=PDriverInstall_XP, SNXPCARD_PARPECP
> %P_SPP_DESCRIPTION%=PDriverInstall_XP, SNXPCARD_PARPSPP
>
> [DeviceList]
> %S_DESCRIPTION%=SDriverInstall, SNXPCARD_SERP
> %P_ECP_DESCRIPTION%=PDriverInstall, SNXPCARD_PARPECP
> %P_SPP_DESCRIPTION%=PDriverInstall, SNXPCARD_PARPSPP
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> "Brad Combs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Pieter,
> >
> > I tried to import the inf, and got hte same results. If manually
changing
> it
> > worked I'd just leave it as is. If you want CD to get it right the first
> > time jsut choose "custom" from the parsing options and add the needed
> > sections of the .inf to the list under it's appropriate category. Make
> sure
> > to leave the [] off of the entry. Then click the import as usual. I
tried
> > this with some success with your inf, so you should be able to make it
> work.
> > HTH,
> >
> > Brad Combs
> > Imago Technologies
> >
> > "Pieter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Attached are two files: snxpcip.inf and snxpcip.sld.
> > > The SLD file is created by importing de INF file in Component
> > > Designer.
> > > The INF file contains settings and drivers for both Windows 2000 and
> > > Windows XP.
> > >
> > > After importing the file a PCI Serial Port driver is created. However
> > > one file and two recourses are wrong.
> > > The file in the component is SNXPSER.SYS. This is the windows 2000
> > > driver. The XP driver is SNXPSERX.SYS.
> > > In the resource Service Data the ServiceBinairy is SNXPSER.SYS. This
> > > should be SNXPSERX.SYS. and the ServiceName is SNXPSER. This should be
> > > SNXPSERX.
> > > In the resource PnP Device ID the ServiceName is SNXPSER. This should
> > > be SNXPSERX.
> > > All these items are imported from the win2000 sections in the INF
> > > file.
> > >
> > > When I changed these items in de SLD file the component is installed
> > > correct.
> > >
> > > Is this a bug in Component Designer or is the INF file not correct?
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Pieter
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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