Printer Driver

[SME]

I am new to device drivers for Windows. I need clarifications on the
following:

1. Is a printer driver a UMDF or KMDF type?

2. In the examples of WDK, does the directory %wdk%\src\print contain the
printer driver samples?

3. Which is the best book, that almost spoon feeds, on printer driver
development?

ThanQ...

 

[Don Burn]

Comments inline:

I am new to device drivers for Windows. I need clarifications on the
following:

1. Is a printer driver a UMDF or KMDF type?

Neither, printer drivers are their own beasts. KMDF and UMDF are
specifically to replace WDM drivers.

2. In the examples of WDK, does the directory %wdk%\src\print contain the
printer driver samples?
Yes

3. Which is the best book, that almost spoon feeds, on printer driver
development?

There are no books on printer driver development (or for that matter any of
the other specialty driver types). I would move over to
microsoft.public.development.device.drivers many more people hang out there,
including some printer driver types (I am not one).


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Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
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