Microsoft KB Archive/257751

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SAMPLE: Umss.exe Sample USB Mass Storage Driver for Windows 98

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Q257751

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Driver Development Kit (DDK)

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SUMMARY
The Umss.exe sample shows how two drivers can be used in tandem to support a universal serial bus (USB) mass storage device on a Microsoft Windows 98-based computer. The sample consists of source code for a Windows Driver Model (WDM) driver and an IOS driver, which work together to support a USB mass storage device. The Umss.exe file also contains a sample .inf file that shows how to install the two drivers.

MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

"Umss.exe" Release Date: June 25, 2001

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services" Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

The Umss.exe sample demonstrates a simple functional IOS port driver. In addition, the Umss.exe sample demonstrates the following:


 * How to support a USB mass-storage device on a Windows 98-based computer that is compliant with the Control-Bulk-Interrupt Transport defined by the USB Mass Storage Device Class.
 * How to create a virtual child object in a WDM driver, and use it to load a separate driver.
 * How to communicate between a VxD and a WDM driver.

The sample IOS port driver and WDM driver require the Windows 98 DDK to build.

Additional query words: Usbls120

Keywords : kbfile kbDDK kbStorageDev kbDSupport kbGrpDSWin9xDDK kbUSB

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin98search kbWinDDKSearch kbWin98DDKSearch kbWin98DDK