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
File shares in XP that aren't shared
As I've discussed before, ASI won't work unless your clients can get to the file shares created by...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/28/2005
Windows XP and Server 2003 logos in the DTM
A hot topic of discussion today was support for Windows XP and Server 2003 logo testing in the WDK....
Author: craigrow Date: 09/28/2005
Technology in the morning
We're doing a WDK presentation this morning for a bunch of driver development groups. When we...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/28/2005
What in the world is going on?
First we heard the rumors that Microsoft was buying AOL and now this...Windows will run on Palm...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/26/2005
Company meeting
A lot of people have been asking me to share my thoughts on the company meeting. First, Safeco Field...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/26/2005
Predictive Markets
The Google Blog has a rather un-interesting post on how Google uses predictive markets to gleen...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/22/2005
Success for ASI
I received an email yesterday from one of the TAP sites we visited last month in Silicon Valley....
Author: craigrow Date: 09/22/2005
Getting RSS feeds for search terms
Morten pointed out to me the RSS feeds that are available on the Google Blog search page. This...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/19/2005
ASI Security tips up our customers
When we decided to retire the HCT, DDK, DCT and IFS and replace them with one kit, the WDK, on of...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/19/2005
Google blog search: I don't get it.
I'm sure I'm not the first one to tell you Google has launched a blog search tool. I really don't...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/14/2005
Steve Carbone gives Ximage a try
I think he liked it.
Author: craigrow Date: 09/14/2005
LA Power Outage
I guess the LA Times has confirmed the power outage was caused by an employee who cut the wrong...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/12/2005
Preview new draft of the WDK Automated Deployment Tools Quick Start Guide
Here is the latest draft of the WDK Automated Deployment Tools Quick Start Guide. Please let me know...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/12/2005
eBay buys Skype
There has been a lot of action in the IP phone business lately. It won't be long before that...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/12/2005
How easy is this: installing additional drivers
One of the things that became very obvious while working with customers last week was that our...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/09/2005
Wireless at the ballpark
Last week we were able to take a side trip to SBC park in San Francisco to catch a ballgame. SBC is...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/07/2005
Architect is not a verb
Devhawk has a post on one of my pet peeves, the use of the word “architect” as a verb; people say...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/06/2005
Changing ASI server defaults
As you know, I was in Silicon Valley last week showing customers the DTM and ASI. One thing I had to...
Author: craigrow Date: 09/06/2005
Features, Features, Features!
Our first day in Silicon Valley was very producive. We have a whole list of feature ideas as a...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/30/2005
Excellent Vista imaging article
Thanks again to Paul Thurrott.
Author: craigrow Date: 08/29/2005
The unsigned driver warning
This is the best story I've ever heard about somebody trying to get around the unsigned driver...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/28/2005
Start.com blogs
As you know, I'm a big fan of Start.com. It is disappointing to me how little traffic there is on...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/26/2005
How to write a non-fiction best seller: chapter 4 review
Chapter 4 This chapter mostly makes the case that blogs are a better way to get your message out...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/25/2005
DTM Controller must be in the System pool
One thing that has thrown me for a loop more than once is the fact that you see the DTM controller...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/25/2005
Ximage exclusions
Ximage.exe is a rather simple interface. If you're interested in more fine grained control over your...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/25/2005
c:ongratulations.w95
See a copy of the Apple ad here. I still don't understand why they ran this ad.
Author: craigrow Date: 08/24/2005
No Joe, you're not alone
Joe Wilcox remembers Windows 95 much the same way I do. No Joe, you're not alone.
Author: craigrow Date: 08/24/2005
Microsoft Communities blog portal
It seems like everyone has a blog these days. The MSDN blog aggregator, I don't know what else to...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/24/2005
Great article describing Longhorn, a.k.a. Vista, setup and deployment
Paul Thurrott's Super Site for Windows is one I think I've liked to before. Today I discovered this...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/23/2005
Buggy drivers
If you are at all involved with developing drivers then just about everything Mark Russionvich...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/22/2005
I might finally cancel my newspaper subscription
I had some extra time this weekend and was playing with my Start.com page. I noticed the RSS feed...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/22/2005
Driver Test Manager on domains
I've noticed some confusion recently in the newsgroups I monitor about the requirements for running...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/17/2005
Business Desktop Deployment Accelerator
Steve Carbone has some new pointers to the Business Desktop Deployment Accelerator. He suggests this...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/16/2005
And I thought my posts were nerdy
I'm still trying to figure out what level of information is interesting and useful to everyone. The...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/16/2005
WDK at the Intel Developers Forum
Friday we loaded up a set of systems with the latest beta build of the WDK and shipped them off to...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/16/2005
Changes in Vista have broken the Automated Software Installer
If you're fortunate enough to have access to regular builds of Vista and you're using ASI, you may...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/16/2005
How to write a non-fiction best seller: chapter 3 review
Chapter 3 I said in my review of chapter 1 that before I started blogging I might have said the...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/12/2005
Deleting files from a mounted image
You may find that you're unable to delete files from a mounted image when using Windows Explorer....
Author: craigrow Date: 08/10/2005
What does "OPK" stand for
Since I've started this blog I make it a point to check the search engines every day for key words...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/10/2005
WDK is in the blogsphere
This is the best description of the WDK that I've seen in a blog yet. Very cool. Also very cool,...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/10/2005
I Love Start.com
Do the shortcomings of your homepage and the lack of responsiveness from the people who own the page...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/10/2005
Demystifying error codes
One of the things I find most frustrating with applicaitons is error codes without any explanation....
Author: craigrow Date: 08/05/2005
Using ASI on a system without inbox NIC support
This question came across the internal ASI support alias recently. Q: When using ASI to deploy the...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/04/2005
More WAIK
I just heard from Glenn Fincher that the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) User's Guide for...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/03/2005
A 12 step program to get you hooked on ASI
Let’s be honest, the learning curve for ASI is a bit steep. ASI has huge value for anyone who has to...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/03/2005
Driver Install Framworks (DIFx) Beta open to the public
I've been told that the DIFx beta is now open to the public. If distribute drivers you really should...
Author: craigrow Date: 08/02/2005