Loading driver from location other than System32\drivers ?

Hello Driver Loading Experts:

On Windows XP, is it possible to load a kernel driver from a location other
than \Windows\System32\drivers?

Thanks in advance.

Polaris

"Polaris" <> wrote in message
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> Hello Driver Loading Experts:
>
> On Windows XP, is it possible to load a kernel driver from a location
> other than \Windows\System32\drivers?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Polaris

Anywhere under %SystemRoot% should be ok.
Locations outside of %systemroot% can fail in various situations.

--pa

Yes, but not at the boot time.

"Polaris" <> wrote in message
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> Hello Driver Loading Experts:
>
> On Windows XP, is it possible to load a kernel driver from a location
> other than \Windows\System32\drivers?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Polaris
>

No one asked the important question. WHY? You may be able to use anyone of
several directories especially on the boot and/or system drive(s), but WHY?
I think Microsoft is discouraging the use of other directories, IIRC. It
will probably work on Windows 7 too, but you forfeit some system
protections.

"Polaris" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello Driver Loading Experts:
>
> On Windows XP, is it possible to load a kernel driver from a location
> other than \Windows\System32\drivers?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Polaris
>

"Polaris" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello Driver Loading Experts:
>
> On Windows XP, is it possible to load a kernel driver from a location
> other than \Windows\System32\drivers?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Polaris
>
Possible? Yes
Bad idea? Yes

What problem are you trying to solve?

-Brian

Brian Catlin, Azius Developer Training, 888-238-4050 x4
Windows device driver training and consulting
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