How do I install a hardware driver (inf file) using C++?
Platform : Win32
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The process is usually called pre-installation. (The normal install process is triggered by the arrival of an hardware device.)
The relevant functions can be found in
<DIFxAPI.h>from the DDK. You probably want to callDriverPackageInstall(). The expected return value isERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVINST[sic] as there won’t be such a device yet.There’s some 64 bit funkyness: you can’t install a 64 bits driver from a Win32 app (at least not in XP/Vista/Windows7/2003/2008). Hence, your Win32 installer must check if
DriverPackageInstall()returnsERROR_IN_WOW64and then callCreateProcessto start your 64 bits installer.