Component Designer %66000%

[Jason]

Hello

In Component designer, when I'm creating a component for one of my device, I
noticed that when I look at the SLD browser - component - file tab,
everything looks right, except, I've got a filename.cat going to the
location %66000%\filename.cat

What is that location, and should I change it or be concerned?

Thanks

 

[Andy Allred [MS]]

It appears to be a DirID for Printers. I found more information at this
link searching Live.com:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._e0288931-16eb-4ca0-8582-dd81639d5c99.xml.asp

 

[Jason]

Thanks

I changed to reflect the system32 folder

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

I don't think CAT files are need to run the driver, unless you are planning
to unistall them from the image. I typically delete them from my
components..

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit

 

[Jason]

Sean

The component I'm creating is for a driver that I may wantto unistall, for
instance a video driver or a NIC driver. I assume if I ever want to upgrade
to a newer version of those drivers I'll need the unistall information to
do so. If I include the .cat file, will I be able to go into add/Remove
programs and remove them?

The tyipical Intel Pro Network adapter also has a small gui based applet
that it installs. Would a making a componet automagically install that
applet, or is there something else I need to do in the creation of that
component?

Thanks

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

You will want the CAT file.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit