what kind of tools are needed for NDIS?

[jhrhee]

Hello, I'm a new comer to XP device driver development.
What kind of tools do I need? I think XP DDK is a must,
but I'm not sure about MS Visual Studio. Which version of
it is best for the XP device driver development?

 

[Don Burn]

Get the Windows Server 2003 SP1 DDK, the rule is use the latest DDK it
supports older OS development. If you do not have the kit you can download
it as part of http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/wdf/KMDF_pkg.mspx

Also, you need a system for development and a system for test. On the
development system load the DDK and WinDBG
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx

To get going you probably want to read the paper
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/foundation/DrvDev_Intro.mspx