SYS Files

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There are many .sys files like keyboard.sys
and diskio.sys and so on in the Windows Directory. I understand that these
sys files are tied to operating system already compiled at Microsoft before
shipping.
But I would like to see how it is created in a simple c program. Is it
possible to write in C and rename it to .sys extension from .c? are there
links to these code samples?
 
alan said:
There are many .sys files like keyboard.sys
and diskio.sys and so on in the Windows Directory. I understand that
these sys files are tied to operating system already compiled at
Microsoft before shipping.
But I would like to see how it is created in a simple c program. Is
it possible to write in C and rename it to .sys extension from .c?
are there links to these code samples?
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..SYS files (drivers) are, most nearly, DLLs. typically, they're written in
C (but some are written in C++). To develop a driver, you need to use the
DDK - Driver Developer's Kit, which is available from Microsoft for a
nominal charge.

Developing drivers for Windows is complex and subtle - there's almost no
such thing as a simple driver.

-cd
 
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