identifying device drivers

[sureshkp]

Hi All,

I need to verify the presence of Device driver's for the devices like network, video and storage, before continuing my application. How can I do this activity? Using symbolic link names can we do it? Are there any standard symbolic names for the mentioned devices..? Please guide me as I am new to this area.

Thank you for your time.

[IcemanND]

do you just want to know if the devices have drivers installed? Or are you trying to find out what device is installed?

Look at DEVCON from Microsoft, see if that will do what you are after.

[techywiz2007]

right click my computer, hit manage,

click on the device manager tab on the left side,

it tells you what hardware is installed and the names for them,

any devices with a yellow question mark on it is an unknown device, or if it gives a names next to it, than there's no drivers installed for it

[sureshkp]

Hi ,

Thanks for your response. but i need to check the same thorough a program not by manually..

usually we can get the handle to the driver through 'CreateFile' , if knows the symbolic link name. if possible wht will be the symboliclink name for network and video devices?

Is there any standard way to check the device driver presence?

[IcemanND]

what language are you writing you app in?

[sureshkp]

C\C++ in Windows...