create a *.cat file with makecat.exe

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I am trying to use makecat.exe in SDK to create a trial *.cat file in order
to install it in the X64 platform.
A *.cdf file should be created as input for makecat.exe.
The 32/64 bit installation doc suggested to arrange the 32/64 bit drivers
with the different folders (\x86, and \amd64) and the same driver file names
in each folder.

However, makecat.exe requires the catolog files to be in the same directory.

How can I resolve this conflict ? (set the same driver names in different
subfolders in *.cdf file)

Thanks

-Gary
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Re: create a *.cat file with makecat.exe by Gianluca

Gianluca
Fri Dec 14 09:18:31 PST 2007

A quick suggestion: use inf2cat to create the catalog files. It's much
easier.

inf2cat is available with the winqual submission tool here

https://winqual.microsoft.com/Help/Inf2cat_FAQ.htm

Have a nice day
GV

--
Gianluca Varenni, Windows DDK MVP

CACE Technologies
http://www.cacetech.com

"Gary Li" <garyli@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:DB9E4A12-FA7B-425F-B6D7-0859E475C47D@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to use makecat.exe in SDK to create a trial *.cat file in order
> to install it in the X64 platform.
> A *.cdf file should be created as input for makecat.exe.
> The 32/64 bit installation doc suggested to arrange the 32/64 bit drivers
> with the different folders (\x86, and \amd64) and the same driver file
> names
> in each folder.
>
> However, makecat.exe requires the catolog files to be in the same
> directory.
>
> How can I resolve this conflict ? (set the same driver names in different
> subfolders in *.cdf file)
>
> Thanks
>
> -Gary


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Re: create a *.cat file with makecat.exe by garyli

garyli
Sat Dec 15 11:58:00 PST 2007

Thanks for the tip.
However, the link not found and the related links in the page don't contain
this tool either.

Do you know the new site to get the tool and supporting utilities ?

-Gary

"Gianluca Varenni" wrote:

> A quick suggestion: use inf2cat to create the catalog files. It's much
> easier.
>
> inf2cat is available with the winqual submission tool here
>
> https://winqual.microsoft.com/Help/Inf2cat_FAQ.htm
>
> Have a nice day
> GV
>
> --
> Gianluca Varenni, Windows DDK MVP
>
> CACE Technologies
> http://www.cacetech.com
>
> "Gary Li" <garyli@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:DB9E4A12-FA7B-425F-B6D7-0859E475C47D@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to use makecat.exe in SDK to create a trial *.cat file in order
> > to install it in the X64 platform.
> > A *.cdf file should be created as input for makecat.exe.
> > The 32/64 bit installation doc suggested to arrange the 32/64 bit drivers
> > with the different folders (\x86, and \amd64) and the same driver file
> > names
> > in each folder.
> >
> > However, makecat.exe requires the catolog files to be in the same
> > directory.
> >
> > How can I resolve this conflict ? (set the same driver names in different
> > subfolders in *.cdf file)
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -Gary
>
>
>
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Re: create a *.cat file with makecat.exe by Adrian

Adrian
Sat Dec 15 21:37:48 PST 2007

inf2cat also comes with Windows Server 2008 RC1 WDK (available at
connect.microsoft.com)


"Gary Li" <garyli@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:0B4DCEAF-E1FD-40DD-8D18-B2BA0AE8D8A1@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the tip.
> However, the link not found and the related links in the page don't
> contain
> this tool either.
>
> Do you know the new site to get the tool and supporting utilities ?
>
> -Gary
>
> "Gianluca Varenni" wrote:
>
>> A quick suggestion: use inf2cat to create the catalog files. It's much
>> easier.
>>
>> inf2cat is available with the winqual submission tool here
>>
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/Help/Inf2cat_FAQ.htm
>>
>> Have a nice day
>> GV
>>
>> --
>> Gianluca Varenni, Windows DDK MVP
>>
>> CACE Technologies
>> http://www.cacetech.com
>>
>> "Gary Li" <garyli@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:DB9E4A12-FA7B-425F-B6D7-0859E475C47D@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to use makecat.exe in SDK to create a trial *.cat file in
>> >order
>> > to install it in the X64 platform.
>> > A *.cdf file should be created as input for makecat.exe.
>> > The 32/64 bit installation doc suggested to arrange the 32/64 bit
>> > drivers
>> > with the different folders (\x86, and \amd64) and the same driver file
>> > names
>> > in each folder.
>> >
>> > However, makecat.exe requires the catolog files to be in the same
>> > directory.
>> >
>> > How can I resolve this conflict ? (set the same driver names in
>> > different
>> > subfolders in *.cdf file)
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > -Gary
>>
>>
>>

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