craigrow
Hi. My name is Craig Rowland. I'm one of the program managers on the Windows Driver Kits team. I've been at Microsoft for almost eight years now. I've moved around between groups but have always been doing work related to Windows and driver
Driver Dev Con and WinHEC
Steve asks a good question... "Any word on DevCon yet? " There is no Driver Dev Con planned for this...
Author: craigrow Date: 03/02/2006
WinHEC registration is open
https://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/ I'm told registrations are significantly ahead of 2005's...
Author: craigrow Date: 03/02/2006
The branding police
The branding police are at work again. In future builds of the WDK, and any other product which...
Author: craigrow Date: 03/01/2006
Napster vs. iTunes
This article has a bit of a sensational headline. If you don't read past the headline it appears...
Author: craigrow Date: 03/01/2006
Windows XP and Server 2003 logo via WDK: aka HCT end-of-life
This is a draft of the announcement which will be in the next edition of the WHQL news. Long story...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/27/2006
Windows Deployment Services
Most of you are aware that we aren't going to be able to ship the ASI client setup CD with the WDK...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/27/2006
The best comment on the whole driver signing discussion
From Will Dean: "The real tragedy of driver-related BSODs is that in many applications people should...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/27/2006
I guess I touched a nerve...Vista driver signing requirements
This post seems to have touched some raw nerves. I wasn't expecting that but I'm not surprised...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/26/2006
Another Delicious Monster article
Now they're getting national attention. See this article in Wired.
Author: craigrow Date: 01/23/2006
Digital Signatures for Kernel Modules on x64-based Systems Running Windows Vista
This is an important change for Vista drivers. The biggest change, from my perspective is this......
Author: craigrow Date: 01/23/2006
Debugging Vista
There is a good chance you're already aware of this, but I'll post the link here for reference. On...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/20/2006
Preview: New draft of the WDK ADT Quick Start Guide
WDK Automated Deployment ToolsQuick Start Guide ASI Setup Setting up ASI is a two-step process....
Author: craigrow Date: 01/19/2006
International attention for the WDK.
It looks like most of this blog is not in English so it's difficult for me to evaluate its value....
Author: craigrow Date: 01/17/2006
Package Importer: WDK Strategy payoff
You may be aware that the DTM’s packaging features allow you to take a job from one controller and...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/13/2006
If you're working with Vista images you need to know this
The BCD changes how Windows Vista boots from previous Windows operating systems. This is an...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/13/2006
Working from the coffee shop
Some of you know of my passion for coffee and the fact that I often take my laptop with me and work...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/13/2006
Why are you reading this blog?
If you've been reading this blog since the beginning then you're probably aware of the reasons I...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/09/2006
Where do I get the ASI logs?
If you're reporting an ASI bug or other problem to Microsoft it is important that you include the...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/09/2006
The value of ASI
I heard many times from people who are seeing the WDK for the first time, "I don't understand the...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/05/2006
Happy 2006
Greetings, and welcome to 2006. I've been on an unintentional posting vacation. You may recall a...
Author: craigrow Date: 01/03/2006
Dell "X-Image"
Kevin Devin ran across Dell's X-Image tool. He wonders if this is not the same Microsoft Ximage...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/28/2005
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Over the past months via our TAP program, events such as WinHEC and our customer site visits, I've...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/23/2005
Cable vs. Phone
A few weeks ago I got a flyer in the mail from the cable company, Comcast, advertising phone service...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/23/2005
ASI Presentation at WDK TAP Hands-on Event
In case you weren't fortunate enough to attend the hands-on event, I've posted the content of the...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/18/2005
Wrapping up the hands-on lab
We're wrapping up the hands-on lab today. I can't remember ever having more fun at work than I've...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/18/2005
Handy little switch of the day
It is common to install a test OS via ASI then discover that that build you just installed has a bad...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/15/2005
Technology over product
One of the cardinal sins of product development is creating a product to take advantage of the...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/11/2005
More SDV Links: thanks Steve.
Thanks to Steve Dispensa for the link to this article on Static Driver Verifier. The article also...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/11/2005
Excellent new article on Ximage from Jerry Honeycutt on Technet
Here. This is the first time I've seen someone, other than myself, discuss the advantages of file...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/11/2005
SDV in Wired News
I saw a lot of people congratulating each other around here when Wired News published an article on...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/11/2005
Dates for WinHEC 2006 have been set
See details here. May 23-25 in Seattle...sigh. Anybody tired of going to Seattle for WinHEC yet?
Author: craigrow Date: 11/07/2005
Using DIFxApp
This is the first I've seen anybody post about their experience using DIFxApp. I hope this is just...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/07/2005
HCT Retirement
The November 24 edition of the Microsoft WHQL newsletter made an important announcement. The WDK...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/07/2005
DTM Content on MSDN
DTM content is beginning to appear on MSDN. Here is the first article I'm aware of. Please let me...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/07/2005
WDK Hands-On Event "Sold-out"
The on campus WDK Hands-on event next week is officially sold out. We actually had to turn away a...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/07/2005
Live
If you've been reading this blog you know how much I like Start.com. Well, it looks like the...
Author: craigrow Date: 11/03/2005
Happy Halloween
Today is one of the really great days to work at Microsoft. At about 4PM the buildings on campus...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/31/2005
What's wrong with our setup
In preparing for our trip to Socal this week I spent a lot of time installing the WDK on different...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/21/2005
Flaws of logic
If you're reading this blog there is a good chance you're a computer geek. If you're a computer geek...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/15/2005
Someone's talking about Archon
Archon is the old name for what is now ASI. Vic is talking about it on his blog, but I can't seem to...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/13/2005
Hotmail upgrade coming
The demo of the new Hotmail at the company meeting was very impressive. Previews are starting to get...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/11/2005
I'd like a PC, hold the Windows please
This is a great article. When I saw Dell was offering a PC without Windows I went to the web site to...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/08/2005
Matching time program
One of the great things about working at Microsoft is that the company is continually monitoring the...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/06/2005
XBox 360
As I said after the company meeting, the XBox 360 is an awesome product. Here is a great Q and A. I...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/06/2005
Look to your left?
The best part about this post is that some people think I'm not working if I'm not in my office. It...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/04/2005
Digital Reliability Signature
If you're planning to get a Windows Vista logo you need to know about the DRS program. A whitepaper...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/04/2005
eBay / Skype skeptics
I see I'm not the only one who questions the logic behind eBay's purchase of Skype. Today's Wall...
Author: craigrow Date: 10/03/2005