Resources

A resource .rc file should include a standard version block. Increment the version numbers as new builds are released. Make sure that you keep a full source backup of each version you release. Many version control packages can help you manage this task.

If you generate NT or Windows 2000 events, you should write these in an .mc file that is compiled using the mc utility and included in a driver's resource file. More details of this process are in Chapter 13.

Similarly, if you generate custom WMI classes, you need to write a .mof file that is compiled using the mofcomp tool and included in the driver's resource file. See Chapter 12 for more information.

A sophisticated driver might need to download microcode to its device and so would include the microcode as a binary resource in its executable.