Don
Tue Mar 13 15:04:41 CDT 2007
It was Windows Server 2003, that old name was Windows Server .NET before
they realized a lot of customers said .NOT
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Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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"Judy Booth" <Judy@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "hq4000@hotmail.com" <hq4000@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>> I am to build an x64 driver for AMD64 Windows XP, AMD64 Windows 2003
>> Server, and AMD64 Widows Vista.
>>
>> I am to use WDK 6000, the RTM build for Vista. I use nmake and set
>> the environment as "fre AMD64 WNET". The resulting driver works fine
>> in above AMD64 machines.
>>
>> Please first help me define the meaning of WLH and WNET. And then
>> compare the differences between them. Thanks.
>>
>>
>
> WLH is Windows Longhorn (the early name for Vista).
> I'm not sure about WNET - I think it may be Windows Server 2003 and may
> also be specific to 64-bit drivers.
>
> In practical terms the differences between the different build targets
> depend on what type of driver you are building... For printer drivers
> there is very little difference and these are mostly in terms of
> additional options that can be supported by various functions. Your best
> bet is to read the WDK documentation since this is generally fairly good
> at indicating which APIs/parameters are OS-specific.
>
> Judy