Microsoft Windows 2000 DDK (Build 2195) 12.0

Microsoft Windows 2000 DDK (Build 2195) is the official Driver Development Kit for the Windows 2000 family, aligned with the Windows 2000 RTM (build 2195). It provides the headers, libraries, tools, sample code, and documentation needed to design, build, and test Windows Driver Model (WDM) and other kernel-mode drivers that conform to the Windows 2000 driver architecture.

Key capabilities:

• Comprehensive documentation for WDM, Plug and Play, power management, I/O Manager, memory management, IRPs, and driver installation via INF files.
• An integrated build environment (including the Build utility) for creating free and checked driver binaries.
• Extensive reference samples across common classes, including storage, networking (NDIS), audio, video, HID, USB, IEEE 1394, and SCSI miniport drivers.
• Guidance for driver reliability and diagnostics, including use of Driver Verifier, system logging, and symbol-based debugging.
• Cross-version WDM guidance for targeting both Windows 2000 and Windows 98/Me where applicable.

Requirements:

• A supported Windows development system and Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 (with the latest service pack). Advanced kernel debuggers and symbols are available separately via Microsoft’s Debugging Tools for Windows.

Intended audience:

• Hardware manufacturers, IHVs/ISVs, and professional driver developers building production-quality drivers for the Windows 2000 platform.

Microsoft Windows 2000 DDK (Build 2195) is developed by Microsoft. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 5.0, 11.0 and 12.0. The names of program executable files are exchng32.exe, MSTORE.EXE.

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