usfinecats
Mon May 22 23:22:01 CDT 2006
I agree that MSDN sucks. But until I can call down the hall to a collegue
for info about how to do xyz, or look in the source repository for examples
of how to do stuff I end up paying 1000.00/yr for this load of crap.
Now where is the DDK (of what ever ilk), in the MSDN?
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Gak -
Finecats
"Don Burn" wrote:
> Yeah, and the indexing still shows the stuff greyed out, and the categories
> for the most part are worthless. It is ironic that the NT 4.0 DDK help had
> better search almost 10 years ago than we have now.
> "Skywing" <skywing_NO_SPAM_@valhallalegends.com> wrote in message
> news:eiNDV5QfGHA.2172@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > BTW, you can filter both the index and search results by category as long
> > as you are using a relatively recent version of the help system.
> >
> > "Don Burn" <burn@stopspam.acm.org> wrote in message
> > news:eehvezQfGHA.4776@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >>I never use the MSDN documentation. Perosnally I find it worthless since
> >>it covers way too much. I use the DDK doc's directly since then when I
> >>can't remember the actual function and have to search, I don't get 500
> >>items for doing web stuff and nothing for the kernel.
> >>
> >> You can download the latest DDK with the docs at
> >>
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/wdf/KMDF_pkg.mspx
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
> >> Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
> >>
http://www.windrvr.com
> >> Remove StopSpam from the email to reply
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "usfinecats" <usfinecats@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> >> news:5228CB44-742F-4DFF-A09D-B8507B214226@microsoft.com...
> >>> OK,
> >>> So where is the doc's for windows server 2003 sp1 ddk in the MSDN ?
> >>> How does this integrate with IFS?
> >>> --
> >>> Gak -
> >>> Finecats
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Don Burn" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Well the only supported DDK is the Windows Servier 2003 SP1 DDK which
> >>>> can
> >>>> build all the way back to 2000. The XP DDK is obsolete, you should be
> >>>> using
> >>>> the latest for the best tools, documentation and samples.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
> >>>> Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
> >>>>
http://www.windrvr.com
> >>>> Remove StopSpam from the email to reply
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "usfinecats" <usfinecats@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> >>>> news:AAC7A48D-11E7-46C3-A27E-34B98D722373@microsoft.com...
> >>>> > Where did MSDN support for the XP ddk go to?
> >>>> > Granted I'm stil stumbling around trying to figure out a new system,
> >>>> > but I
> >>>> > just can't find the ddk in the new docs?
> >>>> > --
> >>>> > Gak -
> >>>> > Finecats
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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