Where do we find device drivers??
We can we find device drivers in the registry editor and in the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Class
We can we find device drivers in the registry editor and in the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Class
Where this key (Class) contains many of the subkeys that represent device drivers, as we see in the picture that the names of these keys is a (GUID)
Under these subkeys we find other sub-keys have their names, like this: 0000-0001-0002 - etc.
Under these subkeys we find other sub-keys have their names, like this: 0000-0001-0002 - etc.
In these keys we find the required information, as we see there are values in these keys contain information on device drivers, most important of these values are:
- DriverDesc: which represents the name of the driver
- DriverVersion: which is the version of the driver
- DriverDate: which is the date the driver
- InfPath: which represents the name of the Inf file for this this driver, which is located in the folder: C: \ Windows \ Inf
- ProviderName: which represents the name of the manufacturer of this driver, this is very important since by this value we can identify the drives that install automatically with the system and its value is 'Microsoft', either to have installed by the user will be value certainly not a 'Microsoft', but 'Intel' Or 'Relatek' for example
The program interface:
The program interface consists of ListView to display the drives and their information, as well as some buttons such as: Get Drivers List and Backup Drivers.
The program interface consists of ListView to display the drives and their information, as well as some buttons such as: Get Drivers List and Backup Drivers.
How we will make a backup??
We can do it by the Inf file for each driver (*. Inf)Where contains inside a section containing the names of the files that make up the driver.
Our task is to extract the names of the files from the Inf file and then copy it to the location specified by the user.
We can do it by the Inf file for each driver (*. Inf)Where contains inside a section containing the names of the files that make up the driver.
Our task is to extract the names of the files from the Inf file and then copy it to the location specified by the user.
Conclusion:
This lesson was just a paving and a brief explanation for the work through the program in general .. It sounds easy for a moment, but its implementation will be a little harder, for reasons I will mention in other parts of this lesson, but surely there is nothing difficult or impossible in the world of programming.
This lesson was just a paving and a brief explanation for the work through the program in general .. It sounds easy for a moment, but its implementation will be a little harder, for reasons I will mention in other parts of this lesson, but surely there is nothing difficult or impossible in the world of programming.
Author: Abdullah Alezzo
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