SONYDDS.INF Driver File Contents (sonydds.exe)

; TAPE.INF -- This file contains descriptions of all the Tape
;             Drives supported in Windows NT

; Copyright (c) 1993-1997, Microsoft Corporation

[version]
signature="$Windows NT$"
Class=TapeDrive
ClassGUID={6D807884-7D21-11CF-801C-08002BE10318}
Provider=%Sony%
LayoutFile=layout.inf
DriverVer=02/28/2000,5.00.2000.030800


[ClassInstall32.NT]
AddReg=tape_class_addreg

[tape_class_addreg]
HKR,,,,%TapeClassName%
HKR,,EnumPropPages32,,"SysSetup.Dll,TapePropPageProvider"
HKR,,Icon,,"91"
HKR,,Installer32,,"SysSetup.Dll,TapeClassInstaller"
HKR,,LegacyInfOption,,"TAPE"

[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 12 ; DIRID_DRIVERS

[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect=*

[Manufacturer]
%StdMfg%=StdMfg

;********************************
;Standard tape drives device list
[StdMfg]
%sonyDDStape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-2000________
%sonyDDStape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-4000________
%sonyDDStape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-5000________
%sonyDDStape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-5200________
%sonyDDS2tape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-7000________
%sonyDDS3tape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-9000________
%sonyDDS4tape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-10000_______
%sonyDDS4tape.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____SDT-11000_______
%sonyDDS4AutoLoader.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____TSL-10000_______
%sonyDDS4AutoLoader.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____TSL-11000_______
%sonyDDS2AutoLoader.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____TSL-7000________
%sonyDDS2AutoLoader.DeviceDesc%  = sonydds_Inst,  SCSI\SequentialSONY____TSL-9000________

[sonydds_Inst]
CopyFiles = @sonydds.sys

[sonydds_Inst.Services]
AddService = sonydds, %SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE%, sonydds_Service_Inst, sonydds_EventLog_Inst

[sonydds_Service_Inst]
ServiceType    = %SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER%
StartType      = %SERVICE_DEMAND_START%
ErrorControl   = %SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL%
ServiceBinary  = %12%\sonydds.sys

[sonydds_EventLog_Inst]
AddReg = sonydds_EventLog_AddReg

[sonydds_EventLog_AddReg]
HKR,,EventMessageFile,%REG_EXPAND_SZ%,"%%SystemRoot%%\System32\IoLogMsg.dll;%%SystemRoot%%\System32\drivers\sonydds.sys"
HKR,,TypesSupported,%REG_DWORD%,7


[Strings]
Sony="Sony Electronics Inc."
TapeClassName="Tape drives"

StdMfg="Sony"

sonyDDStape.DeviceDesc="Sony DDS Tape Drive"
sonyDDS2tape.DeviceDesc="Sony DDS-2 Tape Drive"
sonyDDS3tape.DeviceDesc="Sony DDS-3 Tape Drive"
sonyDDS4tape.DeviceDesc="Sony DDS-4 Tape Drive"
sonyDDS4AutoLoader.DeviceDesc="Sony DDS-4 Autoloader Tape Drive"
sonyAIT1tape.DeviceDesc="Sony AIT-1 Tape Drive"
sonyAIT2tape.DeviceDesc="Sony AIT-2 Tape Drive"
sonyAIT1AutoLoader.DeviceDesc="Sony AIT-1 Autoloader Tape Drive"
sonyAIT2AutoLoader.DeviceDesc="Sony AIT-2 Autoloader Tape Drive"


;*******************************************
;Handy macro substitutions (non-localizable)
SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE = 0x00000002
SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER  = 1
SERVICE_DEMAND_START   = 3
SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL   = 1
REG_EXPAND_SZ          = 0x00020000
REG_DWORD              = 0x00010001
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