ESSPNP.INF Driver File Contents (1868t420.exe)

[Version]
Signature="$WINDOWS NT$"
ClassGuid={4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Class=MEDIA
Provider=%MSFT%

[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %DiskId%

[SourceDisksFiles]
auddrive.dll = 1
auddrive.sys = 1
config.ini = 1

[DestinationDirs]
auddrivedll.CopyList = 11 ; DIRID_SYSTEM
auddrivesys.CopyList = 12 ; DIRID_DRIVERS
configini.CopyList = 11 ; DIRID_SYSTEM

[Manufacturer]
%CLMfgName%=ESS

[ESS]
;
; NOTE:  We omit hardware IDs for each of these devices, so that the user will
;        be able to supply an OEM-supplied driver with fuller functionality at
;        the "Found New Hardware" popup.
;
%*ESS0004.DeviceDesc%=ESS1878_Device,, *ESS0004
%*ESS0000.DeviceDesc%=ESS1868_Device,, *ESS0000
%*ESS1878.DeviceDesc%=ESS1878_Device,, *ESS1878
%*ESS1868.DeviceDesc%=ESS1868_Device,, *ESS1868
%*ESS0005.DeviceDesc%=MSJSTICK,,       *ESS0005
%*ESS0005.DeviceDesc%=MSJSTICK,,       *ESS0001

[ESS1878_Device.NT]
CopyFiles=auddrivedll.CopyList,auddrivesys.CopyList,configini.CopyList
AddReg=ESS1878.AddReg, ESS.AddReg
Reboot

[ESS1868_Device.NT]
CopyFiles=auddrivedll.CopyList,auddrivesys.CopyList,configini.CopyList
AddReg=ESS1868.AddReg, ESS.AddReg
Reboot

[MSJSTICK.NT]

[ESS1878_Device.NT.Services]
AddService = auddrive, 0x00000002, ES1878_Service_Inst

[ESS1868_Device.NT.Services]
AddService = auddrive, 0x00000002, ES1868_Service_Inst

[MSJSTICK.NT.Services]

[ES1878_Service_Inst]
DisplayName    = %ES1878.SvcDesc%
ServiceType    = 1                  ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER
StartType      = 1                  ; SERVICE_SYSTEM_START
ErrorControl   = 1                  ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL
ServiceBinary  = %12%\auddrive.sys
LoadOrderGroup = Base

[ES1868_Service_Inst]
DisplayName    = %ES1868.SvcDesc%
ServiceType    = 1                  ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER
StartType      = 1                  ; SERVICE_SYSTEM_START
ErrorControl   = 1                  ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL
ServiceBinary  = %12%\auddrive.sys
LoadOrderGroup = Base


[joyport_Service_Inst]
DisplayName    = %joyport.SvcDesc%
ServiceType    = 1                  ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER
StartType      = 1                  ; SERVICE_SYSTEM_START
ErrorControl   = 1                  ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL
ServiceBinary  = %12%\joyport.sys
LoadOrderGroup = Base

[auddrivedll.CopyList]
auddrive.dll

[auddrivesys.CopyList]
auddrive.sys

[configini.CopyList]
config.ini

[ESS1878.AddReg]
HKR,Drivers\wave\auddrive.dll,Description,,%*ESS1878.DeviceDesc%
HKR,Drivers\midi\auddrive.dll,Description,,%V_INTERNAL%
HKR,Drivers\mixer\auddrive.dll,Description,,%*ESS1878.DeviceDesc%
HKR,Drivers\aux\auddrive.dll,Description,,%*ESS1878.DeviceDesc%

[ESS1868.AddReg]
HKR,Drivers\wave\auddrive.dll,Description,,%*ESS1868.DeviceDesc%
HKR,Drivers\midi\auddrive.dll,Description,,%V_INTERNAL%
HKR,Drivers\mixer\auddrive.dll,Description,,%*ESS1868.DeviceDesc%
HKR,Drivers\aux\auddrive.dll,Description,,%*ESS1868.DeviceDesc%


[ESS.AddReg]
HKR,Drivers\wave\auddrive.dll,Driver,,auddrive.dll
HKR,Drivers\midi\auddrive.dll,Driver,,auddrive.dll
HKR,Drivers\mixer\auddrive.dll,Driver,,auddrive.dll
HKR,Drivers\aux\auddrive.dll,Driver,,auddrive.dll
HKR,Drivers,SubClasses,,"wave,midi,aux,mixer"

[MSJSTICK.AddReg]


;
; Localizable text.
;
[Strings]
MSFT = "Microsoft"
MediaClassName = "Sound, video and game controllers"
CLMfgName = "ESS Technology, Inc."
DiskId = "ESS AudioDrive Drivers Disk"

*ESS0004.DeviceDesc = "ES1878 Control Interface"
*ESS0000.DeviceDesc = "ES1868 Control Interface"
*ESS1878.DeviceDesc = "ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive"
*ESS1868.DeviceDesc = "ES1868 Plug and Play AudioDrive"
V_INTERNAL = "ESFM Stereo Music Synthesizer"
*ESS0005.DeviceDesc = "Microsoft Joystick Port Enabler"

; title of windows "Found ...."
ES1878.SvcDesc = "ES1878 AudioDrive"
ES1868.SvcDesc = "ES1868 AudioDrive"
joyport.SvcDesc = "Microsoft Joystick Port Driver"
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