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

You may notice in this week's WHQL News that we have finally fixed one of our nagging flaws. We now...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/28/2008

WLK 1.2 = Done

Sorry I wasn't able to tell you earlier, I didn't want to scoop the flash that just went out. Below...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/09/2008

WLK 1.2 is Almost Ready

Obviously we've missed our April 1 target date for WLK 1.2.  We are taking a little extra time...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/03/2008

Next kit release and a new blog

As you're aware we were planning to release a beta of our next kit, WLK 1.2 "Boston" last week....

Author: craigrow Date: 02/21/2008

WLK 1.1 SP Now Available

As you will see in the WHQL News later today, the WLK 1.1 SP has been posted to Microsoft Connect....

Author: craigrow Date: 02/11/2008

Which WLK should I use

With all of the releases we've had, WLK, OS, WLP, it can be difficult to answer the question, which...

Author: craigrow Date: 12/19/2007

Storage WDK Blog

If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times...I have yet to meet anyone on a Windows device...

Author: craigrow Date: 12/14/2007

WLK 1.1 Released to Microsoft Connect

WLK 1.1 was posted to connect with Vista SP1 RC1 and Server 2008 RC1 last night.  The official...

Author: craigrow Date: 12/06/2007

Final WLK 1.1 Preview Build Available

Last week we posted the final preview build for WLK 1.1 to Connect. This is the last opportunity to...

Author: craigrow Date: 11/19/2007

LogoFest Content for Free

The Windows Logo Program team puts on LogoFest events at strategic times throughout the year. ...

Author: craigrow Date: 10/31/2007

My Blog in Chinese?

We've been working with Microsoft Research to use their machine translation technology to translate...

Author: craigrow Date: 10/22/2007

Just for Fun

Here are a couple of the things that are being done to raise awareness about the Windows Logo...

Author: craigrow Date: 10/18/2007

New Windows Logo Kit 1.1 Build Posted

Yesterday we posted a new build of WLK 1.1 to Connect.  This is our lockdown entry build so...

Author: craigrow Date: 10/16/2007

Upcoming Releases of the Windows Logo Kit

  Here's a long overdue update on the coming releases from the Windows Logo Kit. A preview of...

Author: craigrow Date: 10/11/2007

You need this QFE

We have no mechanism to actually require a QFE, and we usually recommend that you not install a QFE...

Author: craigrow Date: 10/05/2007

This is only a test

This is only a test

Author: craigrow Date: 09/07/2007

DTM Newsgroup

I quietly added this link to my list of DTM links a while back because we were uncertain how much...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/17/2007

Survey Results

Thanks to those of you who took the time to participate in our recent survey. I can tell you the...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/16/2007

Device Selection Scripting Object, MSDN Wikis and WinHEC

The WLK docs team release two exciting items last week. The first is the addition of Wiki...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/16/2007

Next rev of the DTM is available today

The next rev. of the DTM has been released. See the official announcement here. The most significant...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/05/2007

DTM Survey

Testing

Author: craigrow Date: 03/05/2007

Please complete the DTM survey

We have posted a short 10 question DTM survey on Connect. Please take a few minutes this week to...

Author: craigrow Date: 01/15/2007

Backup you DTM database

One of the most consistent things I've heard from both our internal and external partners since...

Author: craigrow Date: 09/15/2006

WHQL Log Viewer available

The first DTM Power Toy is available for download. This tool opens the packages you create to submit...

Author: craigrow Date: 08/14/2006

It's official, WinHEC 2007 in the Big Easy

This announcement has been made quietly. I guess my Campaign for anything bug Seattle can be retired...

Author: craigrow Date: 08/10/2006

DTMSupp to continue

When I wrote this article I expected to see a lot of complaints about moving all support to a public...

Author: craigrow Date: 07/19/2006

Mark's side of the announcement

Mark has posted his announcement of the acquisition to his blog. The good news in this post is that...

Author: craigrow Date: 07/18/2006

Sysinternals acquired by Microsoft

This schocked me. When I've talked to Mark, or people who know him well, he seemed resolute about...

Author: craigrow Date: 07/18/2006

DTM Support moving to newsgroup model

DTM support is moving to a newsgroup model which should make the increasing volumes easier to...

Author: craigrow Date: 06/26/2006

Hardware and driver developer blog list

I have no idea how long this list has been available. If you're looking for Windows driver and...

Author: craigrow Date: 06/21/2006

DTM help docs posted for download

The current DTM CHM has been posted for download. This is the same documentation you get in the DTM...

Author: craigrow Date: 06/20/2006

WinHEC slides

The WDK Intro slide deck from WinHEC has been posted here. It is a nice overview of the tools in the...

Author: craigrow Date: 06/20/2006

DTMSupp and WDKSupp

Steve made mention of the LDKFB alias going away. I'm glad to hear he's had a good experience with...

Author: craigrow Date: 06/18/2006

High Definition Audio for the Digital Home

I was just handed an advance copy of this book by the authors after my presentation at WinHEC this...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/24/2006

New code signing whitepaper

I expect kernel mode code signing will be a hot topic at WinHEC and I expect a lot of good...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/23/2006

DTM Screencasts: Just in time for Beta 2

When you get your Beta 2 build of the DTM you'll have a new resource. Below are links to the first...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/22/2006

The Art of Project Management

One of the things I had hoped could happen on this blog is a lively discussion of things I’ve read...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/07/2006

Wikipedia and the DTM

Tag makes some good points. This one is particularly compelling to me..."Your blog will change over...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/04/2006

I can't log on to the client

I've seen a number of people on the DTM support alias, dtmsupp@microsoft.com running into this...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/03/2006

Just testing: Preview of the DTM WinHEC slides

I'm not sure how this new feature of our blog servers work. I'm trying to get you a preview of the...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/02/2006

OK, OK, I Suck

I was puzzled by Jason's comment to the posting about the DTM screencasts... "I am not sure how...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/02/2006

New Wikipedia entry

I've been impressed with the value of Wikipedia lately. In the past using the Internet to search for...

Author: craigrow Date: 05/02/2006

DTM Tutorial Screencasts

We have posted the first in a long series of DTM Tutorial screencasts. Please let me know what you...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/25/2006

CSS is now supporting the WDK and DTM

This is good news for anyone using the WDK as you will now get much better support than the product...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/25/2006

Windows Live Expo

I've used the Windows Live Expo beta to get rid of some left over construction materials I had as...

Author: craigrow Date: 04/19/2006

Puzzle time: think outside the box

I'm not a big puzzle person but I ran across this puzzle twice in less than a week. Once in a...

Author: craigrow Date: 03/08/2006

More driver blogs

Here is another new blog driver developers and testers will want to keep their eyes on.

Author: craigrow Date: 03/07/2006

Customizing Vista Setup

This capability of Vista Setup came up in a number of conversations during the recent WHQL event on...

Author: craigrow Date: 03/06/2006

Peter Wieland has started a blog

If you're at all involved with Windows driver development I expect you'll want to subscribe to this...

Author: craigrow Date: 03/03/2006

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