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Plug and Play Device Driver Migration in Windows Vista

Overview This paper provides preview information about Plug and Play driver migration and installation for in-place upgrades to the Windows Vista operating system. Developers, support staff, and manufacturers can use the information in this paper to better understand driver migration behavior and debugging techniques for Windows Vista. The paper includes an overview of the Windows Vista Plug and Play device driver migration architecture, driver migration scenarios, definitions, and common device migration problems and errors.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	January 2007	Downloads	28
Format	White Papers
Topics	N/A

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