Win98SE ignores DriverVer in .INF

[pangoomis]

I've noticed that in the Device Manager, the driver date listed in the components' driver properties is taken from the modification date of the .INF, not the DriverVer value inside the .INF file, like it does on WinXP.

So when I want to modify the INF file while keeping the modified date intact, I would have to use the TOUCH.EXE utility.

Is is a normal behaviour or a bug?

Why did then driver manufacturers bothered to include DriverVer in Win9x only drivers (not hybrid ones like Realtek AC97 ones)?

Does Win95 and WinME behave in the same way?

(I know it's purely cosmetic but does get in the way for me at least )

[LoneCrusader]

It's normal behavior for Windows 9x as far as I know. Windows 95 doesn't use DriverVer entries either. I can't speak for Windows ME offhand but if I remember correctly I don't think it works there either. DriverVer entries first appear in Windows ME .INF's but this may simply be due to the fact that ME technically came out after 2K and shared some degree of driver interoperability.