This document provides steps for building "old" Windows drivers (for XP, Vista, 2003, and 2008) using Visual Studio 2013. It discusses maintaining a single code base across OS versions and using C++11 features of VS2013. The basic steps are to use the VS2013 compiler but include files and libraries from a legacy DDK, adjust preprocessor definitions and linker options for the target OS, and modify packaging for KMDF drivers.

1. Building “old” Windows drivers (XP, Vista, 2003
and 2008) with Visual Studio 2013
Dmitry Fleytman, dmitry@daynix.com
Yan Vugenfirer, yan@daynix.com
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Agenda
Motivation
XPVistaServer 2003Server 2008 WDM driver step by
step configuration
And don’t forget KMDF
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Motivation
Maintain single code base for variety of Windows OSes
Build XP and Vista drivers with Visual Studio 2013
Use C++11 features of Visual Studio 2013 compiler for
the development of kernel drivers
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What are the basic steps?
Use VS2013 compiler
Compile XP and Vista drivers using legacy DDK for
include files and libraries
Change appropriate preprocessor definitions
Adjust linker options
Adjust packaging for KMDF
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Create configuration
Create
configuration for
desired OS and
platform by
copying existing
configuration (for
example
Windows 7)
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Adjust includes and libraries paths
Include directories (when using Win7 DDK):
C:WinDDK7600.16385.1incddk;C:WinDDK
7600.16385.1inccrt;C:WinDDK7600.16385.1incapi
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Adjust libraries path
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XP 32bit C:WinDDK7600.16385.1libwxpi386
Windows Server
32 bit
C:WinDDK7600.16385.1libwneti386
Windows Server
64 bit
C:WinDDK7600.16385.1libwnet
amd64
Vista 32bit C:WinDDK7600.16385.1libwlhi386
Vista 64bit C:WinDDK7600.16385.1libwlhamd64
Change your libraries path according to the
following table:

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Adjust preprocessor
definitions
Use the following link to set correct versions according to the
target OS for:
WINVER
NTDDI_VERSION
_WIN32_WINNT
Example for Windows Vista:
_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600;WINVER=0x0600;NTDDI_VERSIO
N=0x06000000
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Adjust linker settings (1)
Adjust “Additional
Library Directories” to
point to legacy DDK
directory according to
your platform (see also
“Adjust libraries path”
slide)
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Adjust linker settings (2)
Change “Additional
dependencies” to
reflect needed libraries
The screenshot is an
example of NDIS
miniport driver
For WDM driver
remove ndis.lib and
add wdm.lib
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Adjust linker settings (3)
Change “version” and
“subsystem”
parameter to reflect
correct Windows
version.
For the versions
numbers check http://
msdn.microsoft.com/
en-us/library/
windows/desktop/
aa383745(v=vs.
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Package project
Adjust OS list for
Inf2Cat
Possible options:
XP_X86, Server2003_X86,
XP_X64, Server2003_X64,
Server2003_IA64, Vista_X86,
Server2008_X86, Vista_X64,
Server2008_X64,
Server2008_IA64
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Check command lines of
compiler and linker
Check compiler (CC++) and linker command line for
references to new WDK (Windows Kits8.1 or Windows
Kits8.0)
Check that all the version numbers reflect correct
Windows version
Fix if needed according to previous slides
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KMDF driver configuration (1)
Add paths to
KMDF libraries
and include
directories as
well
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KMDF driver configuration (2)
Change driver
model setting
to “WDM”
This will allow
to copy
correct
version of the
WDF
coinstaller
from old DDK
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KMDF driver configuration (3)
Change driver
entry point
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KMDF driver configuration (4)
In package project add a correct version of the WDF
coinstaller from old DDK (can be a post build step or
add it as a file that is part of the package).
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Links
Download Windows 7 DDK - http://
www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?
id=11800
Values for versions definitions - http://
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/
aa383745(v=vs.85).aspx
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