How can I hide a IM driver?

2000 and XP:

If a user has installed my IM driver is there a way to keep it from showing
up in the network control panel after the fact. Is there an INF setting to
hide it?

Thanks,
Shawn

Thomas
Tue Mar 02 16:25:13 CST 2004

See the DDK help topics concerning designing an INF file to install your IM
driver.

Pay specific attention to the settings for "Characteristics" in the
[Install] section. For example: NCF_HIDDEN.

Good luck,

Thomas F. Divine
http://www.pcausa.com


"shawn" <shawn at att dot com> wrote in message
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> 2000 and XP:
>
> If a user has installed my IM driver is there a way to keep it from
showing
> up in the network control panel after the fact. Is there an INF setting to
> hide it?
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
>

Alireza
Tue Mar 02 18:32:49 CST 2004

INF settings will not help you -after- the fact (installation). Do a search
on NCF_HIDDEN in DDK.

-ali


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"shawn" <shawn at att dot com> wrote in message
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> 2000 and XP:
>
> If a user has installed my IM driver is there a way to keep it from
showing
> up in the network control panel after the fact. Is there an INF setting to
> hide it?
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
>

shawn
Wed Mar 03 08:58:09 CST 2004

I tried the NCF_HIDDEN flag for a new install and it did not work. It is
supported for IM drivers then? I'll have to check setupapi.log to see if an
old PNF file was being used instead of my updated version.

Thanks,
Shawn

"Alireza Dabagh [MS]" <alid@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> INF settings will not help you -after- the fact (installation). Do a
search
> on NCF_HIDDEN in DDK.
>
> -ali
>
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
> "shawn" <shawn at att dot com> wrote in message
> news:%23Fv9BQJAEHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > 2000 and XP:
> >
> > If a user has installed my IM driver is there a way to keep it from
> showing
> > up in the network control panel after the fact. Is there an INF setting
to
> > hide it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shawn
> >
> >
>
>

shawn
Wed Mar 03 09:11:58 CST 2004

On a related question, if the IM driver is hidden, then is there a way for
the user to enable/disable the IM binding to the NIC?

Thanks,
Shawn

"Alireza Dabagh [MS]" <alid@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:etpRPcLAEHA.1468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> INF settings will not help you -after- the fact (installation). Do a
search
> on NCF_HIDDEN in DDK.
>
> -ali
>
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
> "shawn" <shawn at att dot com> wrote in message
> news:%23Fv9BQJAEHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > 2000 and XP:
> >
> > If a user has installed my IM driver is there a way to keep it from
> showing
> > up in the network control panel after the fact. Is there an INF setting
to
> > hide it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shawn
> >
> >
>
>

Maxim
Wed Mar 03 18:06:12 CST 2004

Possibly no. Filter IMs can work without such a facility.

--
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
maxim@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com


"shawn" <shawn at att dot com> wrote in message
news:eV3TjHTAEHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> On a related question, if the IM driver is hidden, then is there a way for
> the user to enable/disable the IM binding to the NIC?
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
> "Alireza Dabagh [MS]" <alid@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:etpRPcLAEHA.1468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > INF settings will not help you -after- the fact (installation). Do a
> search
> > on NCF_HIDDEN in DDK.
> >
> > -ali
> >
> >
> > --
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> >
> > "shawn" <shawn at att dot com> wrote in message
> > news:%23Fv9BQJAEHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > 2000 and XP:
> > >
> > > If a user has installed my IM driver is there a way to keep it from
> > showing
> > > up in the network control panel after the fact. Is there an INF setting
> to
> > > hide it?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

bburgin
Wed Mar 03 23:56:18 CST 2004

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I say this only because I've made the same mistake: I added NCF_XXXX to the
comment in the INF and never actually changed the hex value that is really
in the INF. From the PASSTHRU sample INF:

Characteristics = 0x4410 ; NCF_FILTER | NCF_NDIS_PROTOCOL

note that "NCF_FILTER | NCF_NDIS_PROTOCOL" is a comment (note the ';'), the
system only sees the value 0x4410. You will need to modify this value to
add this flag manually.

Regarding your removal issue, try adding the flag NCF_NOT_USER_REMOVABLE.
Also, you might need to add this to both the protocol-edge's INF and the
miniport-edge's INF.

If you have positive results, a reply post would be helpful to verify the
exact combination that worked.

Bryan S. Burgin
bburgin@microsoft.com

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\par note that "NCF_FILTER | NCF_NDIS_PROTOCOL" is a comment (note the ';'), the system only sees the value 0x4410. You will need to modify this value to add this flag manually.
\par
\par Regarding your removal issue, try adding the flag NCF_NOT_USER_REMOVABLE. Also, you might need to add this to both the protocol-edge's INF and the miniport-edge's INF.
\par
\par If you have positive results, a reply post would be helpful to verify the exact combination that worked.
\par
\par Bryan S. Burgin
\par bburgin@microsoft.com
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\par This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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