Microsoft KB Archive/186777

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PRB: WDM Drivers Can Only Reside in System Directories

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Q186777

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
Under Windows 98, Windows 95 OSR2.1, and Windows 95 OSR2.5, WDM drivers can only be loaded when they are in the following directories:

\system

\system32

\system32\drivers NOTE:  is the directory that Windows was installed into (typically \windows).

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
NTKern.vxd uses a fixed search path when trying to find a WDM driver to load. It will not load any WDM driver that does not reside in one of the previously mentioned directories.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbdsh WDM

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Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin95search kbWinDDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32DDK95 kbWin32DDKSearch