Explanation of VC++.NET Development Drivers: Windows 2000/XP: Windows 2000/XP

Author: Guo Yikun
Publisher: Beijing Hope Electronics Press
Publication Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph introducing the core drivers of Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP. It provides multiple core program models, greatly facilitating readers' learning and application. The book is divided into six parts. The first part covers the basics of core modes, with main content including system and drivers, hierarchical and scheduling methods for I/O, I/O objects, and IRPs, priority levels, the relationship between system-defined objects and drivers, and basic driver structures. The second part discusses core stream drivers, covering the concepts of core stream drivers, stream minidrivers, audio drivers, audio stream minidrivers, video capture drivers, and DVD driver model design. The third part focuses on Plug and Play, including the driver support required for PnP and the steps to add new PnP devices. The fourth part covers power management, including its meaning and implementation steps. The fifth part discusses the management mechanisms of Windows 2000. The sixth part introduces debugging and developing drivers, covering ten debugging tools and how to use VC++.NET to develop drivers. The book is well-structured, logically rigorous, and content-wise interconnected. It serves as both a technical guide for programming professionals developing and applying VC++.NET, and also an important reference for computer science and non-computer science students and teachers in higher education institutions. The CD for this edition includes driver source code.